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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Martin prit sa serpe
Language: French (Français) 
Martin [prit]1 sa serpe,
Au bois s'en alla.
Il faisait si froid
Que son nez y gela.
 Ma sœur, quel dommage !
 Ma sœur, quel dommage !
 Ah ! quel dommage, ma sœur,
 Ma sœur, quel dommage !

Il faisait si froid
Que son nez y gela.
Martin prit sa serpe,
Son nez, il coupa.

Par là il passe
Trois de ces soeurs-là.

Ah ! se disaient-elles,
Qu'est-ce que c'est de cela ?

C'est le nez d'un homme,
Ne le vois-tu pas ?

Cela nous servira
Dedans notre couvent.

Pour éteindre les cierges
Au bout d'un échalas.

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1 Aubert: "prend"; further changes may exist not shown above.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , 18th century [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 Louis Aubert (1877 - 1968), "Le nez de Martin", 1944, published 1944 [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois chansons françaises, no. 2, Paris, Édition Durand [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Martin prit sa serpe", 1979/80, first performed 1980 [ vocal duet for soprano and baritone with instrumental ensemble ], from Französisches Liederbuch, no. 6, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-11-02
Line count: 22
Word count: 91

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