Alfred Jarry.
It was three small in... Without place or date [1895].
Autograph manuscript in graphite, one page in-4 [225 x 165 mm], under glass, modern giltwood frame.
Autograph score by Alfred Jarry copying the popular song
Il était trois petits enfants qui s'en allaient ganer aux champs.
It is composed of 5 staves giving the refrain :
Il était trois petits en[fants]
S'en vont un soir chez un boucher, boucher voud-tu nous loger
Entrez, entrez petits enfants. There's room for us. It was
In the lower left-hand margin, there is a sketch of a frontal head.
The song was probably written for the fourth issue of l'Ymagier, in which the lyrics are quoted by Remy de Gourmont.
The manuscript is reproduced in the catalog Jarry en ymages, Gallimard, 2011, p. 90.
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