Chants d'Auvergne 1

Compiled by Joseph Canteloube, this book is the first set from the series Songs from the Auvergne. It features three songs, including the most famous one "Báïlèro". This edition, written for Voice and Piano, contains lyrics in thelocal dialect "Occitan", with the French translation below.

Some directives are given to obtain the correct pronunciation of the language.

I. La Pastoura als camps (La Bergère aux champs) / Shepherdess in the fields
II. Báïlèro (Chant de Bergers) / Shepherd's song
III. Trois Bourrées
a. L'a o de rotso (L'eau de source) / Spring Water
b. Ound' onoren gorda ? (Où irons-nous garder ?) / Where will we take the sheep
c. Obal din lou Limouzi (L -bas dans leLimousin) / There, in the Limousin

Each piece is also commented with the exact location the song is from.

Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957) was a French composer, musician and author, mainly known for his folk songs and for theseries 'Songs from the Auvergne' inspired by the area his family was from.