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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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