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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

La, la , la, je ne l'ose dire
 (Sung text for setting by P. Certon)
 Matches base text
Language: French (Français) 
  La, la, la, je ne l'ose dire,
  La, la, la, je le vous dirai !

Il est un homme en nos villes
Qui de sa femme est jaloux.
Il n'est pas jaloux sans cause,
Mais il est cocu du tout !
Et la, la, la ...

Il n'est pas jaloux sans cause,
mais il est cocu du tout ;
Il l'apprête et s'il la mène
Au marché s'en va à tout !
Et la, la, la ...

Enfin, las de ce supplice, 
le pauvre homme se pendit.
Mais sa femme par malice
Chez Lucifer le suivit!
Et la, la, la ...

La morale de cette histoire
C'est qu'avant de se marier
Il faut savoir le jour-même
Que c'est pour l'éternité.
Et la, la, la ...

Composition:

    Set to music by Pierre Certon (c1510 - 1572), "La, la , la, je ne l'ose dire" [ vocal quartet for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and baritone with piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 22
Word count: 118

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