Translation Singable translation by R. H. Elkin
Le P'tit nid
Language: French (Français)
Au Bois d'Ardennes, Loin de Paris, Sur un grand chêne Y a un p'tit nid : Ce nid de mousse Est la maison, Jolie et douce, Des p'tits pinsons. Comm’ la nichée A faim souvent, Et qu’les bouchées Ne dur’nt pas longtemps, Maman Pinsonne Revient, avec Des mouch’s très bonnes Dans son p’tit bec ... On se régale ; Quand c’est fini, Une cigale Chante près du nid: Quel beau ramage ! Et sa chanson Endort, bien sages, Les p’tits pinsons.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gabriel Grovlez (1879 - 1944), "Le P'tit nid", from Premier recueil de chansons d'enfants, Paris, Éd Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (R. H. Elkin) , "The little nest"
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Word count: 81
The little nest
Language: English  after the French (Français)
Out in the country, Where life is best, High in an oak-tree Is a little nest: Cosy and mossy Home in the bough, Six finches glossy Live there just now. As they are hungry, This little brood, And they are always Begging for more food, Old mother Chaffinch Hunts for supplies And brings a beakful Of good fat flies.... They have a proper Dinner and tea; Then a grasshopper Sings beneath the tree. Oh, what a concert! His lovely song Makes all our finches Sleepy ’ere long.
From the Grovlez score.
Authorship:
- Singable translation by R. H. Elkin , "The little nest" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Sabine Mancel
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-06-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 87