by Colin Muset (flourished c1200-1250)
Translation
Flaïolet
Language: French (Français) after the Old French (Ancien français)
Our translations: ENG
En mai quand le rossignolet chante clair au vert buissonnet, je taille en saule un flageolet, je fais de fleurs un chapelet. Désir me vient d'amours chanter, chanter d'amour au bois seulet, pour me distraire et consoler d'un mal d'amour qu'il faut céler.
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It is based on
- a text in Old French (Ancien français) by Colin Muset (flourished c1200-1250), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alfredo Casella (1883 - 1947), "Flaïolet", op. 22 no. 2 (1913), published 1922 [ medium voice and piano ], from Deux Chansons anciennes, no. 2, Éd. Albert Zunz Mathot (Salabert) [sung text checked 1 time]
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Flageolet", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-13
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Word count: 43