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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Cançó de les Mentides
Language: Catalan (Català) 
Our translations:  ENG
El pare va anar al mercat, 
el pare va anar al mercat,
a comprar una burra cega, trau, trau
a comprar una burra cega, trau, trau. 
Li talla els quatre peus
la burra arrenca a córrer. 
I en troba un cirerer
carregat de figues verdes. 
Li tira un cop de roc
i en fa caure una ametlla. 
Li cau l'ametlla al peu
li surt sang de l'orella. 
De la sang que li va sortir
en corren set rieres
La van a mesurar
mitja avellana plena. 
Un gos va caure al pou
un cego s'ho mirava. 
Un mut cridava gent
un sord s'ho escoltava. 
Pel mar corren conills
pels boscos les anguiles. 
I a sota els garrofers
s'hi crien les sardines. 
Aquesta és la cançó
la cançó de les mentides. 
Qui la vulgui saber
que vagi a Filipines.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Cançó de les Mentides" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Salvador Pila) , title 1: "Song of lies", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Albert Vila

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 137

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