This song is in Provençal dialect.

Each line is sung twice.

Notes

*"Vola" was the Provençal falconers' cry when they let their falcons loose.

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Recording by Monique Palomares.

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Sheet Music

Sheet Music - L'aucèu en gabiòla

Thanks and Acknowledgements

This song was collected by Damase Arbaud in Chants populaires de la Provence, t.1, Makaire éditeur-imprimeur, Aix-en Provence, in 1802.

Translated by Monique Palomares and Lisa Yannucci.