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En mountagna
(In mountain)
Nissart lyrics by Joseph Giordan. Traditional from County of Nice.
Tune L’ami Jourdan sauto dòu lié.
| 1st verse – The angel |
Dervèïa-vous, brave pastour!
L’ange dòu Segnour vous saluda;
De l’Ome-Diéu liberatour, (twice)
Vèn pèr v’anounçar la venguda. (twice) | | Wake up, nice shepherds!
The Lord’s angel greets you;
Of the Man-God liberator, (twice)
He comes and announces the coming. (twice) |
2nd verse – The old Mathiew |
Paure de iéu! qu’esclarsità!
Aquela vous, que póu bèn èstre?
La fin dòu mounde, en verità, (twice)
Noun farìa tant d’escaufèstre. (twice) | | Poor of me! whan a bright interval!
What a voice, who could well be?
The end of the world, actually, (twice)
Will not make fear as much. (twice) |
3rd verse – The angel |
Ome, n’auguès pas de temour,
Siéu messagiè de bouona nova;
En mi mandant, dòu siéu amour, (twice)
Moun Mèstre vous douna la prova. (twice) | | Man, have no fear,
I’m messenger of good news;
When sending me, of his love, (twice)
My Master gives you the proof. (twice) |
4th verse – Estève |
Mi sènti, paire, un tremouloun
Que mi courre en touta la vida;
S’aude de cant en lou valoun: (twice)
La terra, d’esfrai, es emplida. (twice) | | I feel, father, a shiver
That runs through the body;
It’s heard songs in the small valley: (twice)
The earth, terror-stricken, is filled. (twice) |
5th verse – The angel |
Ana-v’en toui à Betelèn;
Troverès dintre d’un estable,
Alairat soubre un pau de fèn, (twice)
Aquel enfantoun adourable. (twice) | | Let all go to Bethlehem;
You will find in a cowshed,
Lying on a bit of hay, (twice)
This sweet little child. (twice) |
6th verse – The old Mathiew |
Seguramèn, n’es qu’un pantai,
E, dejà, lou miéu couor s’en lagna:
Lou Sauvadou noun venrà mai (twice)
Tra lu pastre de la mountagna. (twice) | | Certainly, it’s only a dream,
And already, my heart is upset:
The Lord will not come back (twice)
Amongst shepherds in the mountain. (twice) |
7th verse – The angel |
Cresès, cresès ce que vous diéu:
Jesù es naissut de Marìa;
De la Vierge, adouras lou fiéu; (twice)
Ancuèi, es un jou d’alegrìa. (twice) | | Let believe, let believe I’m saying:
Jesus is born from Mary;
Of the Virgin, let worship the son; (twice)
Today is day of elation. (twice) |
8th verse – The old Mathiew |
Felip, Esteve e tu, Jouanin,
Laissèn aquì lou pasturage;
Bèn lèu, si metèn en camin (twice)
Pèr li pouorge lu nouostre óumage. (twice) | | Philip, Etienne and you, John,
Let’s leave here the pasture;
Quickly, let’s set off (twice)
To pay him our homage. (twice) |
9th verse – Felip |
Fraire! mi sènti tout urous;
De l’anar vèire, mi recrea.
Li pouorterèn dòu nouostre brous (twice)
E de froumai dei nouostri fea. (twice) | | Brothers! I feel all happy;
To going and see him gladden me.
We’ll bring him of our brous (1) (twice)
And cheese from our ewes. (twice) |
10th verse – Estève |
Couma marca d’adouracioun
La pu grana, la pu fedèla,
Li òufrirai, en óublacioun, (twice)
Una coubla de tourdarella. (twice) | | As a mark of worship
The greatest, the faithfulest,
I’ll offer him, as oblation (2), (twice)
A couple of turtledoves. (twice) |
11th verse – Jouanin |
E iéu, pauret! que pouorterai
Pèr amusar l’enfant que teta?
Soubre lu pèn, li pauverai (twice)
Una delicada baïeta. (twice) | | And me, poor! what will I bring
To entertain the child who is sucking?
On his feet, I’ll set down (twice)
A delicate kiss. (twice) |
12th verse – The old Mathiew |
Pèr lou bambin, aquel agnèu,
Cargui, soubre li miéu espala;
Dóu miéu estrop, es lou pu bèu: (twice)
Lou vièi pastre, lou li regala. (twice) | | For the little child, this lamb,
I load, on my shoulders;
From my flock, it’s the most good-looking: (twice)
The old shepherd, gives it to him. (twice) |
1. Brous: shepherd’s cheese made with tomme cheese and fresh curd.
2. Óublacioun: oblation (from Latin oblatio), action by which we offer something to God.
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