L'Étourneau | Et l’étourneau est assis sur le toit de la cabane

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by Anders Hovden (1860 - 1943)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Staren

Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Our translations: FRE

Og Staren sit uppaa Stovetak 
so silkeklœdd baade fram' og bak.
Det braglar grumt i det fine ty, 
og Nebben stikk hau i villan Sky:
"Aa jamen er det Moro aa liva!"

Og Soli rôdar paa Blomstereng, 
og Staren fyk paa sin lette Veng,
og Staren set seg paar Björkekvist
og byrjar der, som han slutta sist:
"Aa jamen er det Moro aa liva!"

Himlen er Sylv, og Jordi er Gull
heile Heimen av Songar full!
Staren er byrg, og Staren er breid;
for han hev Kjering, og han hev Reid:
"Aa jamen er det Moro aa liva!"

"Aa kjœre Kari, aa hei, aa hopp!
eg hev slik Elsk i min unge Kroppog
vil du som eg, so sete me Bu 
og bygg oss ei Stova eg og du.
Aa jamen er det Moro aa liva!"

Text Authorship:

by Anders Hovden (1860 - 1943) [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 Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Staren", op. 80 no. 3 (1906), published 1906 [ voice and piano ], from Heimsyn = Heimfahrt : Sieben Lieder , no. 3, Leipzig: Otto Forberg, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Henzen (1850 - 1910) ; composed by Christian Sinding.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'Étourneau", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-16
Line count: 20
Word count: 136

L'Étourneau

Language: French (Français) after the Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Et l’étourneau est assis sur le toit de la cabane
habillé de soie devant et derrière.
Son habit bruisse dans le vent léger
et son bec pointe vers le ciel.
« Ah ! Comme il fait bon vivre ! »

Et le soleil rougit les champs de fleurs,
et l’étourneau vole d’une aile légère,
et l’étourneau se pose sur la branche d’un bouleau
et reprend là où il s’était arrêté :
« Ah ! Comme il fait bon vivre ! »

Le ciel est d'argent, la terre est d'or,
le monde entier est plein de chansons !
L’étourneau est fier, il est heureux
car il a une femme et il a un nid :
« Ah ! Comme il fait bon vivre ! »

« Ô chère Kari, hé ! Hop !
mon jeune cœur est empli d’amour.
si comme moi tu veux un foyer
alors batissons notre maison, toi et moi.
« Ah ! Comme il fait bon vivre ! »

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Based on:

a text in Norwegian (Nynorsk) by Anders Hovden (1860 - 1943)
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This text was added to the website: 2026-07-20
Line count: 20
Word count: 149