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| Description | | Vocalist, computer and various collaborators. |
| Similar Artists | | Freres Jacques, Comedy Harmonists, A Cappella, Kings Singers... well one can aspire :-) |
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| Information for song "Nicolette (by Ravel)" | | | | |  | One of three lovely part songs by Maurice Ravel.
Performed here (a minor third down) by the dwsChorale.
The score can be obtained from
the Choral Public Domain library
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| | Song Story | Nicolette, à la vesprée,
S`allait promener au pré,
Cueillir la pâquerette, la jonquille et le muguet.
Toute sautillante, toute guillerette,
Lorgnant ci, là de tous les côtés.
Rencontra vieux loup grognant,
Tout hérissé, l`oeil brillant:
"Hé là! ma Nicolette, viens-tu pas chez Mère-Grand?"
A perte d`haleine, s`enfuit Nicolette,
Laissant là cornette et socques blancs.
Rencontra page joli,
Chausses bleues et pourpoint gris:
"Hé là! ma Nicolette, veux-tu pas d`un doux ami?"
Sage, s`en retourna, très lentement, le coeur bien marri.
Rencontra seigneur chenu,
Tors, laid, puant et ventru:
"Hé là! ma Nicolette veux-tu pas tous ces écus?"
Vite fut en ses bras, bonne Nicolette,
Jamais au pré n`est plus revenue.
| | Song Lyrics | English translation
Nicolet, at evening song,
Went aroaming in the field,
To pick starry white daisies, bright jonquils and May lilies.
Merrily was skipping, listlessly was tripping,
Glancing here, there, and everywhere.
Growling old wolf came to pass,
Bristling haired, sparkling eyed:
"Stay! Stay! my Nicoletta, to Granmother wilt thou come?"
Away till quite breathless, fled poor Nicolet,
Letting fall mobcap and white clog shoes.
Gentle page came then hereby,
With blue hose and doublet grey:
"Stay! Stay! sweet Nicoletta, will thou have a lover true?"
Wise, from him turned away, reluctantly, oh! so sore at heart.
Last met she grey-haired lord,
Ugly, wry, vile, corpulent:
"Stay! Stay! my Nicoletta, all this gold I give to thee?"
Swiftly ran in his arms, our good Nicoletta,
Back to the field no more has she come.
| | Song Statistics | | Song Serial Number: | | 432 | | Date of first upload: | | Sunday April 8th, 2007 | | Date of last update: | | Monday April 30th, 2007 | | Total downloads and listens: | | 472 | | Total amount sold: | | $0.00 |
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