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(The Barefooted)
Nissart lyrics and music by Louis Genari. Traditional from County of Nice.

1st verse
Denan la fèsta acabaia,
Tra la la, la deri derà,
La descaussa va balaia,
Tra la la, la deri derà.
 Before the feast finishes,
Tra la la, la deri derà,
The barefooted (1) is going to dance,
Tra la la, la deri derà.

Chorus
Aï ! Lou pon,
L’enfant, lou cabon,
Lou Castèl, lou pouont !
Deman béurèn à la fouont. (twice)
 Ouch! The pon,
The child, the cabon,
The castel, the bridge!
Tomorrow, we will drink at the spring. (twice)

2nd verse
Nouestrei fremai soun courcaia,
Tra la la, la deri derà,
Li avèn laissà li braia,
Tra la la, la deri derà.
 Our wives are put to bed,
Tra la la, la deri derà,
We left them the breeches (2),
Tra la la, la deri derà.

3rd verse
Dòu bouon vin de la valaia,
Tra la la...
Una bouta ai avalaia,
Tra la la...
 Of the good wine from the valley,
Tra la la...
A barrel I swallowed,
Tra la la...

4th verse
De merlussa à la sartaia,
Tra la la...
Mi sièu fach una pansaia,
Tra la la...
 Of fried cod,
Tra la la...
I stuffed myself on it,
Tra la la...

5th verse
Me de trule una councaia,
Tra la la...
Ai doublat la miéu ventraia,
Tra la la...
 With black pudding with herbs [full] a conch,
Tra la la...
I doubled my bellyful,
Tra la la...

6th verse
La tiéu camisa es brutaia,
Tra la la...
La cal metre à la bugaia,
Tra la la...
 Your shirt is dirty,
Tra la la...
It’s necessary to put it in the wash,
Tra la la...

7th verse
E la tiéu es pertuaia,
Tra la la...
Quauque gari l’a rouiaia,
Tra la la...
 And yours is pierced,
Tra la la...
Some rat gnawed it,
Tra la la...

8th verse
La miéu va courduraia,
Tra la la...
Emb’un pet l’ai esgaraia,
Tra la la...
 Mine is going [to be] sewed,
Tra la la...
With a fart I tore it,
Tra la la...

9th verse
La coumaire Reparaia,
Tra la la...
Tantus còu l’ai bèn beisaia,
Tra la la...
 The gossip Réparate (3),
Tra la la...
So many times I kissed her,
Tra la la...

10th verse
D’aquèu pissandrous que raia,
Tra la la...
La descaussa va bagnaia,
Tra la la...
 From this pissandrous (4) that thin flows,
Tra la la...
The barefooted is getting wet,
Tra la la...

1. In his Dictionnaire niçois-français, Georges Castellana gives: descaussa = sort of farandole.
2. From Gaulish braca (ca. 1172), forerunner for hose, boxer shorts, leggings...
3. Literally: “the one who repairs, who mends”.
4. Literally: “dandelion”. See also Ma bruneta.

Bibliography
• Delrieu (Georges), Anthologie de la chanson niçoise (Anthology of the Song from Nice), Nice, publisher Delrieu & Co, 1960, p. 266-267.
• 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. 92-93.

 

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