Un matin tôt | Un matin tôt, alors que le soleil se levait

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Early one morning

(Sung text for setting by P. Grainger)

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Language: English

Our translations: CAT FIN FRE

Early one morning, just as the sun was rising,
I heard a maid sing in the valley below.
"Oh, don't deceive me, oh, never leave me,
How could you use a poor maiden so?"

 ... 

Remember the vows that you made to your Mary,
Remember the bow'r where you vowed to be true.
"Oh, don't deceive me, oh, never leave me.
How could you use a poor maiden so!"

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Composition:

Percy Aldridge Grainger

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Un matí a primera hora ", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Un matin tôt", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 145

Un matin tôt

(Sung text translation for setting by P. Grainger)

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Language: French (Français) after the English

Un matin tôt, alors que le soleil se levait,
j'entendis une jeune fille chanter dans la vallée en bas.
"Oh, ne me trompe pas, oh, ne me quitte jamais,
Comment as-tu pu traiter ainsi une pauvre jeune fille ?"

 ... 

Souviens-toi des vœux que tu as faits à ta Marie,
Souviens-toi de la tonnelle où tu as juré d'être fidèle.
"Oh, ne me trompe pas, oh, ne me quitte jamais.
Comment as-tu pu traiter ainsi une pauvre jeune fille !"

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2024 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2024-08-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 158