by Antonin Perbosc (1861 - 1944)

Language: Occitan 
Our translations:  ENG
Los biòus son al estac. Los valents trabalhaires, 
Dempèi las curbizons dusca als jorns primairencs, 
Per moments an lo sosc dels gauches tèrrairencs
Que de lors patiments son estats consolaires.

Se brémban camps nolents e mèrles estuflaires.
Prats dalhats ont lo fen s'estoloira à bels rencs,
Solels-colcs porporats e fresques rius clarencs 
Ont, lo vèspre, bebian à glops reviscolaires.

Quand vezon, entornant del clòt, al entrelus,
Los araires colcats jol embanc, asta en sus,
Lor ven la languizon del bruch de la trezega...

Com laisarian la grepia e l'palhat agradiu
Per aber las nazics clinadas sus la rega,
Los romiaires perduts dins lors raibes d'estiu!

Note: Perbosc strove to “purify” modern Occitan in order to recreate the language used by medieval troubadours. He wanted to make the linguistic work of Frédéric Mistral “more classical.” Mistral won the 1904 Nobel Prize for Literature for his work restoring the language of Provence, and Canteloube preferred his approach to Occitan. Canteloube's sung text therefore differs in spelling.

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Canteloube (1879 - 1957), "L'Ibèrnada", 1922, published 1923, first performed 1923 [ voice and piano ], from L'Arada, no. 4, Paris, Édition 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Winter", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2019-07-22
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