La terre les eaux va buvant

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General information

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Fabrice Caietain
Guillaume Costeley SATB
Orlando di Lasso SAATB
Etienne du Tertre

Text and translations

French text

La terre les eaux va buvant,
L'arbre les boit par sa racine,
La mer éparse 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 boirons-nous pas?

English translation

The Earth drinks water if you please,
The tree drinks the same through its roots,
The sea for its part drinks the breeze,
And the sun drinks the sea when it suits.

The sun’s also drunk by the moon,
Everything drinks, lowly or grand,
So following this common tune,
Shouldn’t we drink what’s on hand?

Translation by Thomas Daughton