Marguerite, elle est malade
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Marguerite, elle est malade, il lui faut (aut! aut!) le médecin! Médecin par sa visite Lui a de(he he)fendu le vin Médecin, va-t'en au diable puisque tu(u u) défend le vin J'en ai bu toute ma vie J'en boirai (he he) jusqu'à la fin.
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 Mátyás György Seiber (1905 - 1960), "Marguerite, elle est malade", 1944, published 1959 [soprano and guitar], from Four French Folksongs, no. 4, Schott [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Claycomb) , "Marguerite is ill", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Laura Claycomb
This text was added to the website: 2011-11-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 44