La meva amant és voluble

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Translation © by Salvador Pila

Ma maîtresse est volage

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG GER

Ma maîtresse est volage,
Mon rival est heureux;
S'il a son pucellage,
C'est qu'elle en avait deux.
Et vogue la galère,
Tant qu'elle pourra voguer.

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Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 18th century ) , "Les Deux Pucelages", subtitle: "Parodie" [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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "La maîtresse volage", FP 42 no. 1 (1925-1926), published 1926 [ baritone and piano ], from Chansons gaillardes, no. 1, Éd. Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bertram Kottmann , "Die freizügige Geliebte", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.

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

ENG English (Simon Chalifoux) , "The unfaithful mistress", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Sonja Lohmiller) , "Die flatterhafte Geliebte", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Matthias Fletzberger

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 25

La meva amant és voluble

Language: Catalan (Català) after the French (Français)

La meva amant és voluble,
El meu rival està content;
Si ha perdut la virginitat,
És perquè ella en tenia dues.
I així la galera avança,
Mentre pugui navegar.

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Translations of titles:
"La maîtresse volage" = "L'amant voluble"
"Les Deux Pucelages" = "Les dues virginitats"

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Les Deux Pucelages", subtitle: "Parodie"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-04-22
Line count: 6
Word count: 29