Quin cavaller es pot comparar a mi | Quin cavaller es pot comparar a mi

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by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Quel Galant m'est comparable

Language: French (Français) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: CAT ENG GER HUN ITA SPA

Quel galant m'est comparable,
D'entre ceux qu'on voit passer?
Dis, dame Vassiliki?

Vois, pendus à ma ceinture,
pistolets et sabre aigu...
Et c'est toi que j'aime!

Text Authorship:

by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937), "Quel Galant m'est comparable", M. A. 9 no. 3 (1904-6) [ voice and piano ], from Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quin cavaller es pot comparar a mi", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "What Gallant Compares with Me?", copyright ©
GER German (Deutsch) (Maria Th. Langsch) , "Welcher Anbeter ist mit mir vergleichbar", written 2004, copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Dániel Csűry) , "Melyik szerető fogható hozzám", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Quale spasimante può starmi a pari", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "¿Qué galán se puede comparar conmigo?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 26

Quin cavaller es pot comparar a mi

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

Quin cavaller es pot comparar a mi,
d'entre els qui es veuen passar?
M’ho podeu dir, Dama Vassiliki?

Mireu, penjant de la meva cintura,
pistoles i un sabre esmolat...
I sou vós a qui estimo!

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 Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2026-06-06
Line count: 6
Word count: 35