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La Fourmiga sus l’espiga  
(The Ant on the Ear)
Nissart lyrics by Joseph Passeron, music by François Mattei and Joseph Passeron. Traditional from County of Nice.
| 1st verse |
Lou parpaioun va respirà
Lou perfum de la rosa blanca.
Va sus la fuèia, sus la branca
Cercà la flour per s’amusà. | | The butterfly goes and breathe
The perfume of the white rose.
It goes on the leaf, on the bough
And seek the flower to play. |
Chorus |
Ma la fourmiga
Va sus l’espiga dòu bla
Pilhà la grana,
Au trau s’en va. (twice) | | But the ant
Goes on the wheat ear
And takes the grain
[Then] to its hole leaves. (twice) |
2nd verse |
En jugan, lou grilou laugié
Dins l’erba tendra si regala.
Escouta cantà la cigala
A la cima de l’oulivié. | | While playing, the light cricket
In the tender grass has a delicious meal.
It listens to the cicada singing
At the top of the olive tree. |
3rd verse |
Au jardin va si proumena
Lou limassoun sensa couquilha.
Lou tavan d’or au soulèu brila,
Sus l’amendié va zounzounà. | | To the garden is going for a walk
The small slug without shell.
The golden cockchafer in the sun is shining,
On the almond tree it is going to buzz. |
4th verse |
Dins lou ciel blu plen de cansoun,
Sus l’aiga fresca que l’atira,
La doumaisella vira, vira,
Es la regina dòu valoun. | | Under the blue sky full of songs,
On the fresh water that entice her,
The young lady turns, dances,
She is the queen of the small valley. |
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