by Jean Sasse
L'hippopotame
Language: French (Français)
Hippopotame, hippopotame, Notre visite sera brève Car ta piscine sent la chèvre Et j'accompagne cette dame Dans tes eaux zoologiques, Tu auras beau faire la nique, Rire et cligner de œil, agiter les oreilles Ou bayer aux corneilles. Adieu, adieu, fais-en ton deuil Hippopotame.
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 Jean Absil (1893 - 1974), "L'hippopotame", op. 63 no. 1 (1944), published 1964 [SATB quartet a cappella], from Zoo. Sept pièces pour quatuor vocal "a cappella" sur des poems de Jean Sasse (SATB), no. 1, Paris : Henry Lemoine & Cie. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-06-12
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