by Jean Sasse
Le marabout
Language: French (Français)
Marabout, vieux marabout, Que dénigres-tu du bout De ton bec Veuf aigri, piteux rabbin Aux habits pleins de crottins Déjà secs, Ton facies de noir bigot (honteux d'être à l'amigo) Jure avec Tes allures de dandy. Mais puisque le cœur t'en dit, Sans autre salamalec Claque du bec au [blanc-bec]1 Que je suis.
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Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jean Absil (1893 - 1974), "Le marabout", op. 63 no. 5 (1944), published 1964 [SATB quartet a cappella], from Zoo. Sept pièces pour quatuor vocal "a cappella" sur des poems de Jean Sasse (SATB), no. 5, Paris : Henry Lemoine & Cie. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-12
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Word count: 53