by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Mai grand meire
Language: Bourguignon
Mai grand meire, qui n'évot qu'enne dent, Encore elle groûle Quand an cort du vent. Mon grand peire, qu'étot maréchau, a li raicmôde Ai grands coups d'marteau. Mai cousine, not'petit chien blanc, Lai quoue li groûle, Quand an cort du vent.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, written c1800, collected in the village of Auxois by Charles Bigame (1825-1911) [author's text not yet checked 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 Maurice Emmanuel (1862 - 1938), "Mai grand meire", 1913 [voice and orchestra], from Trente Chansons Bourguignonnes [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
Line count: 9
Word count: 41