by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Quand mon mari vient de dehors
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): DUT ENG
Quand mon mari vient de dehors
Ma rente est d'etre battue ;
Il prend la cuillier du pot,
A la tête il me la rue,
J'ai grand peur qu'il ne me tue ;
C'est un faux villain jaloux
C'est un villain rioteux, gromeleux ;
Je suis jeune et il est vieux.
Old French version:
Quand mon mary vient de dehors
Ma rente est d'estre batue,
Il prend la cuillier du pot,
A la teste il me la rue,
J'ay grand peur qu'il ne me tue,
C'est vn faux villain jaloux
C'est vn villain rioteux, grommeleux :
Je suis jeune & il est vieux.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "When my old man comes in", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Marjan Smit) , title 1: "Als mijn man van buiten terugkomt", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 8
Word count: 51
When my old man comes in
Language: English  after the French (Français)
When my old man comes in, the sot,
A merry dance then I get led.
He takes the ladle from the pot
And swings it right around my head --
I really think he'll leave me dead.
In his jealousy he's bold
Ugly, grumbling and cold --
Yet I'm young and he is old!
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (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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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 52