La terre les eaux va buvant (Guillaume Costeley)
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General Information
Title: La terre les eaux va buvant
Composer: Guillaume Costeley
Lyricist: Pierre de Ronsard
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Chanson
Language: French
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Musique de Guillaume Costeley (Le Roy & Ballard, 1570)
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Original text and translations
French text
La terre les eaux va buvant :
L’arbre la boit par sa racine,
La mer esparse boit le vent
Et le soleil boit la marine.
Le soleil est bu de la lune,
Tout boit, soit en haut ou en bas.
Suivant cette règle commune,
Pourquoi donc ne burons-nous pas ?
