Lyrics and translation Igor Stravinsky - The Owl and the Pussy-cat
The
Owl
and
the
Pussy-cat
went
to
sea
Le
Hibou
et
le
Chat
sont
allés
en
mer
In
a
beautiful
pea-green
boat,
Dans
un
beau
bateau
vert
pois,
They
took
some
honey,
and
plenty
of
money,
Ils
ont
pris
du
miel,
et
beaucoup
d'argent,
Wrapped
up
in
a
five-pound
note.
Enveloppé
dans
un
billet
de
cinq
livres.
The
Owl
looked
up
to
the
stars
above,
Le
Hibou
a
regardé
les
étoiles
au-dessus,
And
sang
to
a
small
guitar,
Et
a
chanté
à
une
petite
guitare,
"O
lovely
Pussy!
O
Pussy,
my
love,
"Oh,
belle
Chatte!
Oh,
Chatte,
mon
amour,
What
a
beautiful
Pussy
you
are,
Quelle
belle
Chatte
tu
es,
You
are,
Tu
es,
You
are!
Tu
es!
What
a
beautiful
Pussy
you
are!"
Quelle
belle
Chatte
tu
es!"
Pussy
said
to
the
Owl,
"You
elegant
fowl!
La
Chatte
a
dit
au
Hibou,
"Oh,
élégant
volatile!
How
charmingly
sweet
you
sing!
Comme
tu
chantes
avec
charme
et
douceur!
O
let
us
be
married!
too
long
we
have
tarried:
Oh,
marions-nous!
Nous
avons
trop
attendu:
But
what
shall
we
do
for
a
ring?"
Mais
que
ferons-nous
pour
une
bague?"
They
sailed
away,
for
a
year
and
a
day,
Ils
ont
navigué,
pendant
un
an
et
un
jour,
To
the
land
where
the
Bong-Tree
grows
Vers
le
pays
où
pousse
l'arbre
Bong
And
there
in
a
wood
a
Piggy-wig
stood
Et
là,
dans
un
bois,
un
Porc-Cochon
se
tenait
With
a
ring
at
the
end
of
his
nose,
Avec
une
bague
au
bout
de
son
nez,
His
nose,
Son
nez,
His
nose,
Son
nez,
With
a
ring
at
the
end
of
his
nose.
Avec
une
bague
au
bout
de
son
nez.
"Dear
Pig,
are
you
willing
to
sell
for
one
shilling
"Cher
Porc,
es-tu
prêt
à
vendre
pour
un
shilling
Your
ring?"
Said
the
Piggy,
"I
will."
Ta
bague?"
Dit
le
Porc,
"Je
le
ferai."
So
they
took
it
away,
and
were
married
next
day
Alors
ils
l'ont
prise,
et
se
sont
mariés
le
lendemain
By
the
Turkey
who
lives
on
the
hill.
Par
la
Dinde
qui
vit
sur
la
colline.
They
dined
on
mince,
and
slices
of
quince,
Ils
ont
dîné
de
hachis,
et
de
tranches
de
coing,
Which
they
ate
with
a
runcible
spoon;
Qu'ils
ont
mangés
avec
une
cuillère
à
dessert;
And
hand
in
hand,
on
the
edge
of
the
sand,
Et
main
dans
la
main,
au
bord
du
sable,
They
danced
by
the
light
of
the
moon,
Ils
ont
dansé
à
la
lumière
de
la
lune,
The
moon,
La
lune,
The
moon,
La
lune,
They
danced
by
the
light
of
the
moon.
Ils
ont
dansé
à
la
lumière
de
la
lune.
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1
Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (Revised version, 1950): III. Allegro (Excerpt)
2 Pastorale: Chant sans paroles
3 Premiere donne from Jeu de Cartes: Ballet en trois donnes (Excerpt)
4 Concerto in E-flat for Chamber Orchestra "Dumbarton Oaks": I. Tempo giusto from (Excerpt)
5 The Star Spangled Banner
6 Four Norwegian Moods for Orchestra: I. Intrada (Excerpt)
7 Circus Polka
8 Pulcinella Suite: VI. Gavotta con due variazioni (Excerpts)
9 Ebony Concerto: I. Allegro moderato (Excerpt)
10 "Good people, just a moment:..." from The Rake's Progress (Opera in Three Acts - Excerpt)
11 Tango (New Orchestration, 1953)
12 Greeting Prelude
13 Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa as Cd Annum: II. Ma tu, cagion di quella: Madrigale XVIII, Libro quinto (Excerpt)
14 Elegy for J.F.K.
15 Fanfare for Two Trumpets
16 The Owl and the Pussy-cat
17 Stravinsky in His Own Words (narrated by John McClure) from Portrait of Stravinsky: Stravinsky in rehearsal (Excerpt)
18 Pulcinella Suite: I. Sinfonia: (Ouverture) (Excerpts)
19 Histoire du Soldat Suite: Petit Concert (Excerpts)
20 L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird): Danse infernale de tous les sujets de Kastchei (Excerpt 1910 Version)
21 L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird): Berceuse (l'Oiseau de feu) (Excerpt 1910 Version)
22 L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird): Reveil de Kastchei (Excerpt 1910 Version)
23 L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird): Mort de Kastchei - Profonds ténèbres (Excerpt 1910 Version)
24 L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird): Disparition du palais et des sortilèges de Kastchei, animation des chevaliers pétrifiés, allegresse générale (Excerpt 1910 Version)
25 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Introduction (Excerpts)
26 Piano-Rag Music
27 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Les augures printanières (Danse des adolescentes) (Excerpts)
28 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Rondes printanières (Excerpts)
29 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Jeux des cités rivales (Excerpts)
30 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Cortège du Sage (Excerpts)
31 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Adoration de la terre (Le Sage) (Excerpts)
32 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Danse de la terre (Excerpts)
33 Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: I. Andante
34 Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: II. Napolitana
35 Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: III. Espanola
36 Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: IV. Balalaika
37 Rag-Time for Eleven Instruments
38 Histoire du Soldat Suite: Marche Royale (Excerpts)
39 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Jeu du rapt (Excerpts)
40 Requiem Canticles (To the memory of Helen Buchanan Seeger): II. Exaudi (Excerpts)
41 Requiem Canticles (To the memory of Helen Buchanan Seeger): III. Dies Irae (Excerpts)
42 Requiem Canticles (To the memory of Helen Buchanan Seeger): IV. Tuba Mirum (Excerpts)
43 Symphony in C: III. Allegretto (Excerpt)
44 Symphony in Three Movements: III. Con Moto (Excerpt)
45 Fireworks, Op. 4
2 Pastorale: Chant sans paroles
3 Premiere donne from Jeu de Cartes: Ballet en trois donnes (Excerpt)
4 Concerto in E-flat for Chamber Orchestra "Dumbarton Oaks": I. Tempo giusto from (Excerpt)
5 The Star Spangled Banner
6 Four Norwegian Moods for Orchestra: I. Intrada (Excerpt)
7 Circus Polka
8 Pulcinella Suite: VI. Gavotta con due variazioni (Excerpts)
9 Ebony Concerto: I. Allegro moderato (Excerpt)
10 "Good people, just a moment:..." from The Rake's Progress (Opera in Three Acts - Excerpt)
11 Tango (New Orchestration, 1953)
12 Greeting Prelude
13 Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa as Cd Annum: II. Ma tu, cagion di quella: Madrigale XVIII, Libro quinto (Excerpt)
14 Elegy for J.F.K.
15 Fanfare for Two Trumpets
16 The Owl and the Pussy-cat
17 Stravinsky in His Own Words (narrated by John McClure) from Portrait of Stravinsky: Stravinsky in rehearsal (Excerpt)
18 Pulcinella Suite: I. Sinfonia: (Ouverture) (Excerpts)
19 Histoire du Soldat Suite: Petit Concert (Excerpts)
20 L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird): Danse infernale de tous les sujets de Kastchei (Excerpt 1910 Version)
21 L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird): Berceuse (l'Oiseau de feu) (Excerpt 1910 Version)
22 L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird): Reveil de Kastchei (Excerpt 1910 Version)
23 L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird): Mort de Kastchei - Profonds ténèbres (Excerpt 1910 Version)
24 L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird): Disparition du palais et des sortilèges de Kastchei, animation des chevaliers pétrifiés, allegresse générale (Excerpt 1910 Version)
25 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Introduction (Excerpts)
26 Piano-Rag Music
27 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Les augures printanières (Danse des adolescentes) (Excerpts)
28 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Rondes printanières (Excerpts)
29 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Jeux des cités rivales (Excerpts)
30 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Cortège du Sage (Excerpts)
31 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Adoration de la terre (Le Sage) (Excerpts)
32 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Danse de la terre (Excerpts)
33 Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: I. Andante
34 Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: II. Napolitana
35 Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: III. Espanola
36 Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra: IV. Balalaika
37 Rag-Time for Eleven Instruments
38 Histoire du Soldat Suite: Marche Royale (Excerpts)
39 Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring): Jeu du rapt (Excerpts)
40 Requiem Canticles (To the memory of Helen Buchanan Seeger): II. Exaudi (Excerpts)
41 Requiem Canticles (To the memory of Helen Buchanan Seeger): III. Dies Irae (Excerpts)
42 Requiem Canticles (To the memory of Helen Buchanan Seeger): IV. Tuba Mirum (Excerpts)
43 Symphony in C: III. Allegretto (Excerpt)
44 Symphony in Three Movements: III. Con Moto (Excerpt)
45 Fireworks, Op. 4
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