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El grillo è buon cantore, Che tienne longo verso, Dalle beve grillo canta. Ma non fa come gli altri uccelli, Come li han cantato un poco, Van' de fatto in altro loco Sempre el grillo sta pur saldo, Quando la maggior è'l caldo Al' hor canta sol per amore.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "El grillo" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Tinelot Wittermans) , title 1: "The cricket", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Tinelot Wittermans) , title 1: "De krekel is een goede zanger", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Le grillon", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Tinelot Wittermans
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 49
Le grillon est un bon chanteur Qui tient longtemps la note. Vas-y, bois grillon, chante, Mais ne fais comme les autres oiseaux, Qui après avoir chanté un peu S'en vont dans un autre endroit, Le grillon tient toujours bon. Quand la chaleur est la plus forte, Alors il chante seul par amour.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-29
Line count: 9
Word count: 52