by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945)
La sauterelle
Language: French (Français)
Saute, saute, sauterelle, Car c’est aujourd’hui jeudi. Je sauterai, nous dit-elle, Du lundi au samedi. Saute, saute, sauterelle, À travers tout le quartier. Sautez donc, Mademoiselle, Puisque c’est votre métier.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945), "La sauterelle", appears in Pour les Enfants Sages, in Chantefables, no. 9, Éd. Librairie Gründ, first published 1944 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Roger Albin (1920 - 2001), "La sauterelle", 1969?, published 1969 [ soprano and piano or small orchestra ], from Chantefables pour les enfants sages, no. 5, Éd. du Rideau Rouge (R 497 RC) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henri Barraud (1900 - 1997), "La sauterelle ", op. 36 no. 9 (1945) [ medium voice and piano ], from Huit chantefables pour les enfants sages, no. 9, Éd. Françaises de Musique-Sofirad [sung text not yet checked]
- by Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994), "La sauterelle", 1990, published 1992, first performed 1991 [ high voice and orchestra or piano ], from Chantefleurs et chantefables, no. 2, Universal Editions [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-05-23
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Word count: 30