Écoute le chant vespéral de la grive

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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Ca' the yowes

(Sung text for setting by M. Johnson)

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Language: Scottish (Scots)

Our translations: FRE

Hark! the mavis' evening sang
Sounding Clouden's woods amang,
Then a-faulding let us gang,
My bonnie dearie.
  Ca' the yowes to the knowes,
      Ca' them where the heather grows,
  Ca' them where the burnie rows,
      My bonnie dearie.

We'll gae down by Clouden side,
Through the hazels, spreading wide
O'er the waves that sweetly glide
To the moon sae clearly.
    Ca' the yowes etc.

 ... 

Fair and lovely as thou art,
Thou hast stown my very heart;
I can die -- but canna part,
My bonnie dearie.
    Ca' the yowes etc.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

GLOSSARY
mavis' = thrush
faulding = to shut sheep in the fold
knowes = Small round hillocks
bogle = hobgoblin
stown = stolen

Composition:

Maurice Johnson

Text Authorship:

by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), title 1: "Hark! the mavis", title 2: "Ca' the yowes to the knowes"

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FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Écoute le chant vespéral de la grive

(Sung text translation for setting by M. Johnson)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the Scottish (Scots)

Écoute le chant vespéral de la grive
Qui résonne dans les bois de Clouden,
Et puis allons parquer les moutons,
Ma belle chérie.
    Mène les brebis sur les hauteurs,
      Mène-les où pousse la bruyère
    Mène-les où court le ruisselet,
     Ma belle chérie.

Nous descendrons sur les rives de la Clouden,
Là où les noisetiers s'étendent
Au-dessus des vagues qui glissent gentiment
Sous la lune si claire.
   Mène les brebis...

 ... 

Belle et charmante comme tu es,
Tu as bien ravi mon cœur ;
Je peux mourir ‑ mais ne puis te quitter,
Ma belle chérie.
   Mène les brebis...

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

J. Haydn a mis en musique les strophes 1, 4-5

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