Malurous qu'o uno fenno
Language: Occitan
Malurous qu'o uno fenno, Malurous qué n'o cat ! Qué n'o cat n'en bou uno, Qué n'o uno n'en bou pas ! Tradèra, ladèri dèrèro ladèra, ladèri dèra. Urouzo lo fenno Qu'o l'omé qué li cau ! Urouz' inquèro maito O quèlo qué n'o cat ! Tradèra, ladèri dèrèro ladèra, ladèri dèra.
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from France [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003), "Malurous qu'o uno fenno", 1964, from Folk Songs, no. 9, note: arranged for Cathy Berberian [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Joseph Canteloube de Malaret (1879 - 1957), "Malurous qu'o uno fenno", subtitle: "Bourrée" [ voice and piano ], from Chants d'auvergne III, no. 5, French title: "Malheureux qui a une femme" [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Unhappy is he who has a wife ", subtitle: "Dance song", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 52