by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
L'état des feilles
Language: Bourguignon
Ç'n'ast pas l'état des feilles De corir les garçons, Ma ç'ast l'état des feilles De r'messer les mâsons, zon, zon, zon ! Quand les mâsons sont propres, Les amains y venont ; I-z-y vienn' quatre à quatre ; Souvent i-z-y restont, ton, ton ton ! S'asseyont sur le coffre Le frappont des talons, Et si le coffre est vide Bien vite ils s'en allont, lon, lon ! Ç'n'ast pas l'état des feilles De corir les garçons Ma ç'ast l'état des feilles De r'messer les mâsons, zon, zon, zon !
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 17th or 18th century ) , collected in the village of Beaune by Charles Bigame (1825-1911) [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 Maurice Emmanuel (1862 - 1938), "L'état des feilles", 1913 [voice and orchestra], from Trente Chansons Bourguignonnes [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 89