The little cat is dead | It's the villainous man from the house next door

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by Michel Veber (1896 - 1965), as Nino

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Le petit chat est mort

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

C'est le vilain monsieur de la maison voisine 
Qui a tué minet d'un coup de carabine. 
Nous l'avons mis en terre au fond du jardinet; 
Près de lui j'ai posé la poupée de baudruche, 
La bobine de fil, le coussin de peluche 
Où ronronnait Minet. 
Et depuis la pluie tombe et mouille le jardin 
Le vieux marronier pleure sur la petite tombe; 
Les feuilles on du chagrin.

Text Authorship:

by Michel Veber (1896 - 1965), as Nino [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Manuel Rosenthal (1904 - 2003), "Le petit chat est mort", 1934, from Chansons du Monsieur Bleu, no. 7. [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The little cat is dead", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 67

The little cat is dead

Language: English after the French (Français)

It's the villainous man from the house next door
Who killed kitty with a carbine shot. 
We laid him to rest at the end of the little garden; 
Near him I placed a rag doll, 
A spool of thread, the shaggy cushion 
Where kitty purred. 
And since the rain has fallen and wet the garden 
The old chesnut tree weeps over the little grave; 
The leaves are grieving.

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a text in French (Français) by Michel Veber (1896 - 1965), as Nino
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This text was added to the website: 2016-04-14
Line count: 9
Word count: 68