El Grillo (Josquin des Prez)

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General Information

Title: El Grillo
Composer: Josquin des Prez, during his service to Cardinal Ascanio also known as Josquin d'Ascanio

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1505 in Frottole libro 3, no. 60, p. 62
Description: Published by Petrucci in 1505 and attributed to the "other" Josquin, Josquin d'Ascanio, not Josquin des Prez.

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

El grillo è buon cantore
Che tiene longo verso.
Dalle beve grillo canta.
Ma non fa come gli altri uccelli
Come li han cantato un poco,
Van de fatto in altro loco
Sempre el grillo sta pur saldo,
Quando la maggior el caldo
Alhor canta sol per amore.

Dutch.png Dutch translation

De krekel is een goede zanger
die lange verzen heeft
Maar hij doet niet zoals andere vogels
die als ze ergens een beetje
hebben gezongen
naar een andere plaats gaan
Altijd blijft de krekel.
Als de meimaand warm is
zingt hij alleen uit liefde.

English.png English translation

The cricket is a good singer
He can sing very long
He sings all the time.
But he isn't like the other birds.
If they've sung a little bit
They go somewhere else
The cricket remains where he is
When the heat is very fierce
Then he sings only for love.

Portuguese.png Portuguese translation

O grilo é um bom cantante
E ele canta bastante
Quase sempre ele canta.
Mas não faz como os outros pássaros,
Que depois de cantar um pouco
Vão para outro lugar
Ele sempre fica firme.
Mas quando faz muito calor,
Canta só por amor.

Polish.png Polish translation

Świerszcz wspaniałym jest śpiewakiem,
Długie frazy trzyma pięknie.
Choć się ciągną jak makaron,
Trzyma twardo i nie pęknie.

I nie, tak jak ptaki próżne,
Po trzech dźwiękach odlatuje.
Lecz zostaje i gra długo.
I w ogóle nie fałszuje.

Więc gdy ptaki odleciały,
Posłuchajmy świerszcza scherza,
Które pełne jest miłości
Bowiem płynie prosto z serca.
Translation by Stanisław Jonczyk

French.png French translation

Le grillon est bon chanteur.
Il chante et tient longtemps.
Donnez à boire et grillon chante.

Mais il n’est pas comme les autres oiseaux
Quand ils ont chanté un peu
Ils s’en vont ailleurs
Le grillon reste ou il est.
Et quand la chaleur est très forte
Alors il ne chante que pour l’amour.