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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

La bell' si nous étions dedans stu...
Language: French (Français) 
La bell' si nous étions dedans stu hautbois.
On s'y mangerions fort bien des noix,
On s'y mangerions à notre loisi.
Nique nac no muse,
Belle vous m'avez t'emberlifi,
t'emberlificoté par votre biauté.

La bell' si nous étions dedans stu vivier,
On s'y mettrions des p'tits canards nager.
On s'y mettrions à notre loisi.

La bell'si nous étions dedans stu fourneau.
On s'y mangerions des p'tits  pâtés tout chauds.
On s'y mangerions à notre loisi.

La bell' si nous étions dedans stu jardin
On s'y chanterions soir et matin
On s'y chanterions à notre loisi.

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Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Normandie, first published 1785 [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "La belle", 1979/80, first performed 1980 [ baritone and instrumental ensemble ], from Französisches Liederbuch, no. 8, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "La belle si nous étions", published 1945-6 [ men's chorus ], from Huit Chansons françaises, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

Set in a modified version by Emmanuel Chabrier.

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-03-28
Line count: 15
Word count: 95

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