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Száll a páva, száll, száll, hej, tollát elhullajtja, szőke kis lány gyűjti patyolat vánkosba. Szedd fel kislány, szedd fel, hej, szükséged lesz rája, azon fog nyugodni a babád orcája.
Authorship
- by Victor Lanyí (1889 - 1962) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Slovak (Slovenčina) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945), "A menyasszonynál", Sz. 78 no. 2, from Falun (Dedinské scény) = Village scenes, no. 2, also set in Slovak (Slovenčina) [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , " Pour la mariée", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Erkki Pullinen
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 29
Le paon s'ébroue, hei ! ses plumes sont tombées, une jeune fille blonde les ramasse et en remplit l'oreiller. Ramasse-les, jeune fille, hei ! tu en auras besoin bientôt, pour poser dessus la joue de ton chéri.
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- Translation from Hungarian (Magyar) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 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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- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Victor Lanyí (1889 - 1962)
- a text in Slovak (Slovenčina) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 37