Laieta (Volkslieder (Folksongs), set by (Roberto Gerhard)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Laieta

Language: Catalan (Català)

Available translation(s): ENG

Si fós ocellet aniria volant,
i a ca' la Laieta,
aniria a parlar.

Son pare em diria:
"Què voleu, l'hereu?"
"Vinc per la Laieta,
si me la doneu."
"Torneu demà vespre
de bon matí;
si ella us volia,
jo dire que sí."

La noia bonica diu que sí que ho vol,
i a la matinada canta el rossinyol.
Laieta, Laieta, Laieta, Lajeta,
Laieta bonica diu que sí que ho vol.

Authorship

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Catalonia [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 Roberto Gerhard (1896 - 1970), "Laieta", 1941 [voice and piano], from Cancionero de Pedrell, no. 3. [
text verified 1 time
]

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

ENG English (Salvador Pila) , title 1: "Laieta", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-14
Line count: 15
Word count: 70

Laieta

Language: English after the Catalan (Català)

If I were a little bird I would fly,
and to Laieta's house I would go,
to propose. 

Her father would tell me:
"What do you want, you heir?"
"I've come for Laieta,
if you would give her to me."
"Come back tomorrow
early in the morning;
if she likes you,
I will give my consent." 

The pretty girl says yes, she likes,
and, at dawn, the nightingale sings.
Laieta, Laieta, Laieta, Laieta,
pretty Laieta says yes, she likes.

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a text in Catalan (Català) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Catalonia

This text was added to the website: 2010-03-25
Line count: 15
Word count: 79