by Michel Veber (1896 - 1965)
Le marabout
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Ah! savez-vous comment, maman, le marabout s'endort? Vous l'ignorez encor... Le marabout s'endort, maman, debout sur une patte, Comme les acrobates... Comment peut-il dormir debout, maman, le marabout? C'est ça qui vous epate... C'est son ange gardien, maman, qui lui tient l'autre patte, Tout en lui racontant une histoire à dormir debout.
Text Authorship:
- by Michel Veber (1896 - 1965) [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 marabout", 1934, from Chansons du Monsieur Bleu, no. 4. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Le marabout", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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