V'la que l'aloueutte chante

V'la que l'alouette chante,
Et le rossignol
Qu'on rie et plaisante
Par ce beau soleil !
La terre est fleurie ;
La table est garnie ;
Et disons tretous,
Vive Mai, garçons !

Rien n'ai l'humeur noire :
On voit tout partout
Abeille, cancoire,
Bourdon, papillon
Tout y voltige,
Et tout y bourdonne,
Quand luit le soleil,
Au mois de Mai, garçons !

Submitted by Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, 17^th or 18^th century, collected in the village of Gemeaux by Charles Bigame (1825-1911) [ 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 Maurice Emmanuel (1862 - 1938), "V'la que l'aloueutte chante", 1913 [voice and orchestra], from Trente Chansons Bourguignonnes [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

Text added to the website: 2009-01-08.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:03
Line count: 16
Word count: 63

Gentle Reminder

This website began in 1995 as a personal project, and I have been working on it full-time without a salary since 2008. Our research has never had any government or institutional funding, so if you found the information here useful, please consider making a donation. Your gift is greatly appreciated.      - Emily Ezust

Browse imslp.org (Petrucci Music Library) for Lieder or choral works