La terre les eaux va buvant (Guillaume Costeley)

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• CPDL #14861:  NoteWorthy Composer

Editor: Brian Russell (submitted 2007-09-09).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 32 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Editor: François-Xavier Chauchat (submitted 2001-02-16).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 80 kB   Copyright: Personal

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• CPDL #01930:    Encore 

Editor: Annie Pousse (submitted 2001-01-02).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 40 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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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 ?