Qui Veut Manger du Lievre (Those Who Wish to Eat Some Hare)

DESCRIPTION: French. Game song; "Those who wish to eat some hare / Need only for it run." Players portray hare and hunter. Ch.: "La belle, en vous amant / Perdrai-je mes peines?" "Since you don't love me, why am I wasting my time on you?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Berry-FolkSongsOfOldVincennes)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage nonballad playparty love animal
FOUND IN: US(MW) Canada France
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Berry-FolkSongsOfOldVincennes, p. 81, "Qui veut manger du lievre (Those Who Wish to Eat Some Hare)" (1 text + translation, 1 tune)
File: BerV081

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