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A la cabana de Betelen (At Bethlehem cabin) Traditional Christmas carol from County of Nice.
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Chorus |
A la cabana de Betelen Si parla de cauva estrangi. A la cabana de Betelen Li aneren toi ensen. | | At Bethlehem cabin It’s said strange things. At Bethlehem cabin We will go all together. |
1st verse |
Cau invita lu vesin Per si faire compagnïa, Marco, Toni, Babelin, Zon, Catin e Rosalïa. Vito, fremi ! Pan e vin Per fà l’oferta à Maria ! Si parla d’acheu Bambin Coma d’una maravïa ! | | We have to invite neighbours To get for company Marc, Antony, Elizabeth, Thérèse, Katherine and Rosalie. Quick wives! Bread and wine To make offering to Mary! It’s talked about this small child As a marvel! |
2nd verse |
Ho, Tibau ! Che fas achi Embe li man à la testa ? Vai-ti vito desberì, Mete-ti en roba de festa. Faï leu, mete-ti à courre, Vai assendre lo calen, Plan ! de ti roumpre lou mourre, Se vouòles che sighen content ! | | Oh! Thibaude! What do you do here With your hands on your head? Go quickly and untangle [your hair], Put on your feast dress. Do quickly, start to run, Go and kindle the oil lamp, Slowly! [You could] fall flat on your face, If you want we get happy! |
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Last chorus |
Hoi ! Coma seren content Au retor de Betelen ! | | Oh! How happy we will be When we got back from Bethlehem! |
3rd verse |
Coura auren mangia, ben beughut, Jugueren à baugna, si baugna E pi s’aneren escaufà Aià don la cata gnaugna. Pieren miegia piolla, Un paù de cen che fà de ben, Pantaieren li raiola Au retor de Betelen ! | | When we will have eaten, well drunk, We will play “How much pebbles are there (1)?” And then we will go and warm up Over there where the female cat is mewing. We will get half plastered (2), A bit of what does us good, We will dream to raviolis When we got back from Bethlehem! |
1. Jugà à “baugna, si baugna”: child play consisting in guessing number of small objects, often pebbles, hidden in one’s hands. 2. Pieren miegia piolla: this expression means “we will be the worse for drink”.
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