singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
Le cent-pattes en Ré - pour 2 voix ou choeur
SM-000197694
- Alternative title
- The Centipede in French D major 2 voices or choir
- Composer
- David W Solomons
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Lyricist
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Unknown (works before 1850)
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Translator
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David W Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Vocal music
- Instrumentation
- Mixed choir, Voice
- Scored for
- Duo, Choir
- Type of score
- Vocal score
- Key
- D major
- Duration
- 1'10"
- Language
- French
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2014
Description
French version of the duet based on the anonymous English poem about a centipede
- it was quite happy with its hundred
legs until a frog asked it to think about which leg comes after which...
The sound sample is an electronic preview.
It can be sung by two solo voices or by a two part choir of any kind.
Versions are available in German (F major and D major)
and in French (F major and D major)
The original English version (in D and in B flat) is also available at
http://www.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-85127_arthropoduet__a_centipede_was_happy_quite_for_two_voices_a_cappella.html#85127
and a video of the English original (in B flat) can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo25CSSE5eU
This is my French version of the song
Un cent-pattes était bien content
Mais la grenouille l'interroge
«Comment sais-tu quelle patte va a-vant
C'est la gauche ou droite ou quoi?»
ça lui fait penser, mais beau-coup trop
l'immobilise tout en cha-os
il ne peut plus marcher droit.
Il commence un pas, s'arrête encore,
Des pat-tes gauches se lèvent
Il bouge ses droites en octuors
Et trébuche comme dans un rêve
oui ça fait penser, et beaucoup trop
l'immobilise tout en chaos
il ne peut plus marcher droit.