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Jan pilhe sa pousseta (John takes his wheelbarrow) Traditional song from Le Moulinet, County of Nice.
1st verse |
Jan, Jan, Jan, pilhe sa pousseta, Lou rin trin trin la tourre la la, Jan, Jan, Jan, pilhe sa pousseta E s’en va segà lou prà. (twice) | | John, John, John takes his wheelbarrow, Lou rin trin trin la tourre la la, John, John, John takes his wheelbarrow And goes to reap the meadow. (twice) |
2nd verse |
Eron d’accordi me la siéu frema, Lou rin trin trin la tourre la la, Eron d’accordi me la siéu frema Qu’à miejoù pouorte dinà. (twice) | | They agreed with his wife, Lou rin trin trin la tourre la la, They agreed with his wife That at noon she brings the meal. (twice) |
3rd verse |
Ounze oura soun jà sounaia, (...) Lou dinà n’arriba pas. (twice) | | It’s gone eleven, (...) The meal doesn’t arrive. (twice) |
4th verse |
Jan, Jan, Jan, pilhe sa pousseta, (...) A maisoun n’è retournà. (twice) | | John, John, John takes his wheelbarrow, (...) To home he goes back. (twice) |
5th verse |
A maisoun trova la siéu frema, (...) En lu bras de moussù lou curà. (twice) | | At home he finds his wife (...) In the arms of the country priest. (twice) |
6th verse |
Jan, Jan, Jan pilhe la fourqueta, (...) E pan pan su lou cùu dòu curà. (twice) | | John, John, John takes his fork, (...) And the priest gets his bottom smacked. (twice) |
7th verse |
Lou curà pilha la pouorta, (...) En cridant que l’an tuà. (twice) | | The priest goes away, (...) Shouting they killed him. (twice) |
8th verse |
« Cour’aurai un’autra frema, (...) Li mettrai un cadenà. (twice) | | “When I’ll get another wife, (...) I’ll put her a padlock (1). (twice) |
9th verse |
« N’en mettrai la clau en boursa, (...) E degun la toquerà. » (twice) | | “I’ll put the key in my pocket, (...) And nobody will touch her.” (twice) |
1. Meaning: at the door of the house or, more probably, at the chastity belt.
Bibliography | • | Delrieu (Georges), Anthologie de la chanson niçoise (Anthology of the Song from Nice), Nice, publisher Delrieu & Co, 1960, p. 87. | • | Tosan (Albert), Princivalle (Gaël) and d’Hulster (Frédéric), Anthologie de la chanson du comté de Nice (Anthology of the Song from County of Nice), Nice, Serre publisher, series “Encyclopædia niciensis – Patrimoine régional”, volume III, 2001, p. 144. |
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