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À San-Jouan
(At Saint-Jean)
Nissart lyrics by Joseph Giordan. Traditional from County of Nice.
Tune Lou Festin dei verna.
This traditionnal song describes the program of a fishing party, on the coast of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
(excerpts)
| 1st verse |
Dai Fossa fin à Baratié,
Poudès pescar girella,
Tourdou, saran, pagèu, blavié,
Sarpa, buga ravella. | | From the Fosses up to Baratié,
You can fish for rainbow wrasse,
For labrid, for sea perch, for porgy, for labroid,
For [?], for porgy “bur-ravelle”. |
2nd verse |
Sourtès lu viéure dau panié
Per faire la merènda;
Aurès li roca per taulié
E de gros pin per tènda. | | You take out the food from basket.
For a snack;
You will have boulders as table
And large pines as tent. |
3rd verse |
Per vous dinar, mile bèi luèc
Vous pouorge Sant-Espici (1);
Lou bouiabaissa sus lou fuèc
Embauma. Que delici! | | For dinner, a thousand beautiful places
Offers you Saint-Hospice;
The fish soup on fire
Embalms. What a delight! |
1. Sant-Espici: distortion of Sant-Ospici (or Sant-Ouspici), “holy poorhouse”, a neighbourhood near the sea.
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