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Rèi dòu rire  
(King of Laugh)
Nissart lyrics and music by Gérard Albarelli, known as Gé Albarelli. Traditional from County of Nice.
This song was composed for the occasion of Carnival 1990.
| 1st verse |
Escoutas, gen de Nissa,
Es una charadissa.
L’aràldou vous ven dire
Que siéu lou rèi dòu rire!
Laissas toui lu fastidi,
Venès, vous counvidi!
Venès faire una banda
Que lou rire coumanda! | | Listen, people of Nice,
It’s a great prattle.
The herald is coming and say you
I am king of laugh!
Leave all your worries,
Come, I invite you!
Come and make a group
That the laugh commands! |
Chorus |
Nissart e fourestié,
Sudìtou ben fedel
Aquì en febrié,
Fes-mi sautà au ciel!
Venès autour dau sire
Ventrut e boufarèu,
Paillassou dau rire
Sautant sus un lancèu! | | Natives of Nice or foreigners,
Well faithful subjects,
Here on February,
Let me jump into the sky!
Come around the Sire
Potbellied and bloated,
Court jester of laugh
Jumping on a sheet! |
2nd verse |
D’un còu mi senti d’ala
E cadun si regala
De mi faire sautuà
E anca ressautà.
Urous couma un dièu,
Senti lu cascavèu
Que fan touplen de nota
Qu’amuson la mariota! | | Suddenly I am aware that I get wings
And everybody has a wonderful time
By making me to jump
And jump again.
Happy as a god,
I hear the little bells
Making a lot of notes
That entertain the puppet! |
3rd verse |
La vespa s’encamina,
Un fìfre l’entrahina.
Arìbon à moulon
Pignata, mirlitoun.
Darié l’abate-maje
Fen toui un gran tapage!
Fes-mi virà la testa
Per quinze jou de festa! | | The vespa is heading for,
A fife leads it.
Are flocking
[Clay] cooking pots, party whistles.
Following the abat-mage
They all make a loud racket!
Let turn my head
For a fortnight of feast! |
4th verse |
Aquela es la plus bela
En la miéu ritournela:
De touòra à capèu
E à cascavèu!
Cen qu’an mai inventat
Per estre recreat
E que d’escracagnada
En Nissa encantada! | | This one is the most fine
In my ritornello:
Caterpillars with hat
And little bells!
They such have invented
To be delighted
And what a lot of bursts of laughter
In Nice [that] enchant! |
5th verse |
La vila s’ilumina,
Lou miéu rire doumina.
S’escracagnen ensen,
Li couòsta si tenen!
Ma lou tems passa lèu
E davan dau Castèu
Partirai en fumada
En una guignassada! | | The city is lit up,
My laugh dominates.
We burst out laughing together,
We split our sides with laughter!
But time flies quickly
And in front of the Castle
I shall go up in smoke
While sniggering! |
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