The Spinner of Thread | When I was a young girl, I used to herd sheep

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Fileuse

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Lorsque j'étais jeunette, je gardais les moutons,
Tirouli, tiroula, tirouli, tiroulou,
Tirouli, tiroula, tirouli, rouli, roule.
N'étais jamais seulette à songer par les monts.
Tirouli . . .
Mais d'autres bergerettes avec moi devisaient.
Tirouli . . . 
Parfois de sa musette un berger nous charmait.
Tirouli . . . 
Il nous faisait des rondes, joli' rondes d'amour.
Tirouli . . .
Mais me voilà vieille, reste seule toujours.
Tirouli!

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Fileuse", 1946, published 1946 [ medium voice and piano ], from Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2 - chansons populaires, no. 3, Boosey & Hawkes [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The Spinner of Thread", copyright © 2024

Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 70

The Spinner of Thread

Language: English after the French (Français)

When I was a young girl, I used to herd sheep,
Tirouli, tiroula, tirouli, tiroulou,
Tirouli, tiroula, tirouli, rouli, roule.
I was never left alone to dream in the mountains
Tirouli...
For the other shepherdesses would chat with me.
Tirouli...
Sometimes a shepherd would charm us with a musette.
Tirouli...
He would play us circle-dances, pretty rounds of love.
Tirouli...
But now I'm old, I am always alone.
Tirouli...

Text Authorship:

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This text was added to the website: 2024-08-20
Line count: 13
Word count: 69