lyrics Ris ! Ris ! (Let you laugh!) - Traditional song from carnival of Nice

D’argent à une aigle de gueules, au vol abaissé, membrée, becquée et couronnée d’or, empiétant une montagne de trois coupeaux de sable issant d’une mer d’azur mouvant de la pointe et ondée d’argent.


	Traditional music from County of Nice (France)


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Ris ! Ris !
(Let you laugh!)
Official song of the carnival of Nice 1934
Nissart lyrics by Dominique Jules Mari, music by Jo Trave. Traditional from County of Nice.

The French original lyrics by Pierre Porte are not reproduced here. The text given corresponds to the literal translation from the version in Nissart.

The theme for this year 1934 is “Carnaval galant à travers les âges” (Carnival gallant through the ages).

First page of the music sheet for Ris ! Ris !, illustration by Pol Asso, éd. René Montrefet, 1934.	1^st verse
	Nissa n’en sembla ben plu bella Dintra la gioia universella Daù beù tem dé carneval Doun l’amour ména lou bal. Finda giouve é belli filletta Cantas plan-plan dé barselétta Aù bousin dé la cansoun E perdès touï la rason.	Nice seems well more beautiful In the universal joy Of nice time of Carnival Where love leads the dance. Even youngsters and pretty girls Gently sing broad jokes At noise of the song And all lost their reason.
	Chorus
	Faï tout en cantan Pan! Soun dé giou de festa! L’amour l’has en testa! Faï tout en ballan! Pan! N’aighe poù de ren En Carneval, tout es ben Ride-ti.	Let do everything while singing Pan! It’s days of feast! The love, you get it in your mind! Let do everything while dancing! Pan! Don’t be frightened At Carnival, everything is well. Let you laugh!
	2^nd verse
	L’amour dapertout leù si fica, Es una coùà magnifica, Leù! leù touï n’en profitès E content touï n’en sérès. Qué cadun sighé ben allègré, Vénès touï, vénès leù m’assègré, Carneval n’a qu’un moment Per fa perdré sentimen.	Love everywhere swiftly threads, It’s a wonderful brood, Hurry up! quick all take advantage of that And all will be pleased. Let everyone be well jaunty, Let all come, swiftly come and follow me, Carnival gets only a moment To make losing feeling.
	3^rd verse
	Lu platana dé l’Avenguda Per v’escoundré dounnoun l’agiuda, Sé veghessé caùcaren Degun noun vou dira ren. Anch’ui li caoùa soun permessi Sé li bailletta soun ben messi. Sighès foual en lou bacchanal’ Per ben plasé à Carneval.	The plane trees of the Avenue To hide you give help, Would you see something Nobody will tell nothing. Today things are allowed If kisses are well given. Be crazy in the bacchanalia To well please Carnival.

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