JOSQUIN DESPREZ - EL GRILLO

[theperaj]

DR DOWNEY IS THE BEST TEACHER LISTEN TO THIS AND SING IT ALL THE TIME IN HIS CLASS MWAHAHAHAHA

[batako0o]

This song is kindda funny to me haha but i like it!

[racerboyGTR]

Is it true that this song is a satire??

[scholion]

@racerboyGTR According to Keith Anderson, an expert of Renaissance music, "'El Grillo' (The Cricket), a 'frottola', puns on the name of the singer Carlo Grillo, employed by Galeazzo Maria Sforza, whose musical establishment of forty singers included some score of French or Flemish musicians."

Even if it's not based on sheer satire, this piece of work could perhaps be seen as a musical piece of roguery?

[theperaj]

FOR DR. DOWNEY.. You are the Best!

[etechproducer]

dalle dalle beve beve grillo grillo canta EL GRILLO...

[scelauro]

this is sung in Italian. I speak fluent Italian. And am also performing this song.

[madaraszi]

@scelauro we're so proud of YOU

[Keebus87]

@scelauro Di dove sei?

[ladysman123tj]

performing this song in 3 days

[pianopolly]

I remember this. W sang this in our school's chamber choir, only did we sing it much, much faster. Most interpretations here on YouTube sound like a Mass or whatever, but not like a song about a "grillo". This performance has at least some medieval italian flair to it.

[MoaiMaea]

Because it is sung in Italian :p ?

[pianopolly]

@MoaiMaea Haha, well, not only. :D It's more the way they use their voices and pronounce it so well.

[MoaiMaea]

Yep, that’s what I meant apart from the obvious ;> I figure you won’t be able to pronounce it properly when this was the first time you sung in Italian.

[VanniaF]

@MoaiMaea Actually it's not italian... it's a romance language called provenzal or Lenga d'òc

[MoaiMaea]

Alright then.

[ladysman123tj]

i listened to this song 6 times it is the best

[ladysman123tj]

Hi mrs Silverio

[brian651msp]

Also, great song by the way!

[SiMiChiamanoMariel]

dale, dale, baby, baby, grilo, grilo!

[Tracygirl56]

@ SiMiChiamanoMariel Its Dale dale BEVE BEVE grillo grillo (ik this cuz ive studdied this song And i was in music memrory)

[SiMiChiamanoMariel]

jajajaajaj I know! my friend! im just joking..! take it easy!

[puckblu]

o sea no!! QUE FALTA DE RESPETO. alrato le pondrás coreografía o que????

[antedyo]

The cricket is a good singer

and he sings for a long time

Give him a drink so he can go on singing

But he doesn`t do what the other birds do

Who after singing a little

Just go elsewhere.

The cricket is always steadfast

When it is hottest,

then he sings just for love

[tedfreak95]

@antedyo I think it's "The month of May is hot when he sings of only love." It makes no sense, but that's what my musicianship teacher said.

[midikalakatos]

@tedfreak95 well, i'm italian and your teacher is wrong. Antedyo's translation is good

[tedfreak95]

@midikalakatos Oh, really? Thanks for telling me, I didn't think it sounded right :)

[Raf90pazen]

@antedyo Excelent traduction. I´m going to sing this with my choir, and I didn´t know exactly the meaning of this song, so thank you very much

[antedyo]

El grillo è buon cantore

che tiene longo verso.

Dale beve grillo canta.

Ma non fa come gli altri uccelli,

come li han cantato un poco

van` de fatto in altro loco,

sempre el grillo sta pur saldo

Quando la maggior è [l`] caldo

alhor canta sol per amore.

[littlebrabbel]

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