Dedicated to Clément of the Opéra-Comique, with text by Roger Milès. Written in A-flat major, the original key (E. & C. 2228), and in F major (E. & C. 2229). “If I Were a Gardener” is a charming and whimsical song in which the poet imagines cultivating beauty and love as one tends a garden.

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Piano: (E. & C. 5969)