Chanson française
French source:
Traditional
Qu’ajam boun tems un’oura? Lan la!
Aval, aval, al prat barrat;
Ia de tan belas oumbras!
Lou pastour quita soun mantel,
Per far siere Janetan. Lan la!
Janeta a talamen jougat,
Que se ies oublidada. Lan la!
Jenny, where shall we go to tend the flock
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
And enjoy ourselves for an hour? Hey ho!
Down yonder, down yonder, in the gated meadow,
There are so many lovely shadows there!
The shepherd takes off his cloak
And makes Jenny sit down. Hey ho!
Jenny had such a time of it,
That she quite forgot herself. Hey ho!
Chanson française
French source:
Traditional
Jenny, where shall we go to tend the flock
English source:
Richard Stokes
Janeta ount anirem gardar,
Jenny, where shall we go to tend the flock,
Qu’ajam boun tems un’oura? Lan la!
And enjoy ourselves for an hour? Hey ho!
Aval, aval, al prat barrat;
Down yonder, down yonder, in the gated meadow,
Ia de tan belas oumbras!
There are so many lovely shadows there!
Lou pastour quita soun mantel,
The shepherd takes off his cloak
Per far siere Janetan. Lan la!
And makes Jenny sit down. Hey ho!
Janeta a talamen jougat,
Jenny had such a time of it,
Que se ies oublidada. Lan la!
That she quite forgot herself. Hey ho!
Composer
Maurice Ravel
Joseph Maurice Ravel was a French composer, pianist and conductor. In the 1920s and 1930s he was internationally regarded as France's greatest living composer. He was one of the first composers to acknowledge the potential of recording in making…
Poet
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