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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{CPDLno|17753}} [{{website|artsong}}2007/poulenc-la-sauterelle/ {{net}}] | * {{PostedDate|2008-07-29}} {{CPDLno|17753}} [{{website|artsong}}2007/poulenc-la-sauterelle/ {{net}}] | ||
{{Contributor|David Newman|2008-07-29}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|38}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | {{Contributor|David Newman|2008-07-29}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|38}}{{Copy|Public Domain}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|Edition in D flat minor. The edition from which these songs were taken had English words above the staff, and German words below the French. Both the German and English translations were removed for Art Song Central, under the assumption that users would want to sing the original French, and thus removing a distraction and leaving extra room to write in IPA and/or a literal translation.}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
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{{Lyricist|Guillaume Apollinaire}} | {{Lyricist|Guillaume Apollinaire}} | ||
{{Voicing|1|Solo Soprano}} | {{Voicing|1|Solo Soprano}} | ||
{{Genre|Secular|Chansons}} | {{Genre|Secular|Chansons}} | ||
{{Language|French}} | {{Language|French}} | ||
{{Instruments|Piano}} | {{Instruments|Piano}} | ||
{{Pub|1|1920}} | {{Pub|1|1920|in {{NoComp|Le Bestiaire|Francis Poulenc}}|no=3}} | ||
{{Descr|Number 3 in the song cycle "Le Bestiaire (ou Cortège d’Orphée)" published in 1920 by French music publisher "Editions Max Eschig" and is Copyright 1920 by Les Editions de La Sirène. This "song cycle" of miniature songs was written early in Poulenc's career. It is perhaps an extreme case of the disparity between US Copyright law and that of countries which base their copyrights on death dates. Users outside the US should be especially cautious to consult the laws of their own country before downloading these songs.}} | |||
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This "song cycle" of miniature songs was written early in Poulenc's career. It is perhaps an extreme case of the disparity between US Copyright law and that of countries which base their copyrights on death dates. Users outside the US should be especially cautious to consult the laws of their own country before downloading these songs. | |||
*[{{website|artsong}}2007/poulenc-le-bestiaire/ Entry at "Art Song Central" for this song cycle] | *[{{website|artsong}}2007/poulenc-le-bestiaire/ Entry at "Art Song Central" for this song cycle] | ||
*[http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/assemble_texts.html?SongCycleId=371 Entry for this song cycle at "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"] | *[http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/assemble_texts.html?SongCycleId=371 Entry for this song cycle at "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"] | ||
*[http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=1916 English translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"] | *[http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=1916 English translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"]}} | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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Behold the delicate grasshopper, | Behold the delicate grasshopper, | ||
Whose cousin, the locust, fed John the Baptist. | Whose cousin, the locust, fed John the Baptist. | ||
May my verses be like him, | May my verses be like him, | ||
a repast for the discerning.}} | a repast for the discerning.}} | ||
{{Translator|Mick Swithinbank}} | {{Translator|Mick Swithinbank}} |
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- Contributor: David Newman (submitted 2008-07-29). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 38 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Edition in D flat minor. The edition from which these songs were taken had English words above the staff, and German words below the French. Both the German and English translations were removed for Art Song Central, under the assumption that users would want to sing the original French, and thus removing a distraction and leaving extra room to write in IPA and/or a literal translation.
General Information
Title: La Sauterelle
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Lyricist: Guillaume Apollinaire
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Soprano solo
Genre: Secular, Chanson
Language: French
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1920 in Le Bestiaire, no. 3
Description: Number 3 in the song cycle "Le Bestiaire (ou Cortège d’Orphée)" published in 1920 by French music publisher "Editions Max Eschig" and is Copyright 1920 by Les Editions de La Sirène. This "song cycle" of miniature songs was written early in Poulenc's career. It is perhaps an extreme case of the disparity between US Copyright law and that of countries which base their copyrights on death dates. Users outside the US should be especially cautious to consult the laws of their own country before downloading these songs.
External websites:
- Entry at "Art Song Central" for this song cycle
- Entry for this song cycle at "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
- English translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
Original text and translations
French text Voici la fine sauterelle, |
English translation Behold the delicate grasshopper,
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