Fileuse
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Lorsque j'étais jeunette, je gardais les moutons, Tirouli, tiroula, tirouli, tiroulou, Tirouli, tiroula, tirouli, rouli, roule. N'étais jamais seulette à songer par les monts. Tirouli . . . Mais d'autres bergerettes avec moi devisaient. Tirouli . . . Parfois de sa musette un berger nous charmait. Tirouli . . . Il nous faisait des rondes, joli' rondes d'amour. Tirouli . . . Mais me voilà vieille, reste seule toujours. Tirouli!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Fileuse", 1946, published 1946 [ medium voice and piano ], from Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2 - chansons populaires, no. 3, Boosey & Hawkes [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The Spinner of Thread", copyright © 2024
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