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La Marcha dei couscri
(The March of the conscripts)
Nissart lyrics by Jules Eynaudi, known as Juli Eynaudi. Traditional from County of Nice.
| 1st verse |
De la nouostre bela jouinessa
Festen ancuei lou plus gran jou,
E que tout sigue alegressa,
Faguen floutar li très coulou.
Deman seren sourda de França,
Touplen d’ardour,
Es un ounour
De supourtar emé vaïança
Coumandamen
Fatiga alegramen. | | Of our beautiful youth
Let’s celebrate the greast day,
And that all be elation,
Let’s fly the three colors (1).
To morrow we will be soldiers of France
Full of enthusiasm.
It’s an honour
To endure valiantly
(The) command
(And) tiredness cheerfully. |
Chorus |
Viva lu couscri, couscri, couscri!
Bei enfan de Niça,
Dei nouostri taulissa!
Viva lu couscri, couscri, couscri!
Noun si faguen plus de souci,
Viva lu couscri! | | Long live the conscripts, conscripts, conscripts!
Beautiful childs of Nice,
Of our roofs!
Long live the conscripts, conscripts, conscripts!
Don’t worry,
Long live the conscripts! |
2nd verse |
Nen còu laissar lou calignage,
Caterinin o Teresoun,
Li proumeteren lou mariage,
Touplen de recoumandacioun.
Vous manderen de beli vista,
Bela Manin,
La miéu Catin,
Tranquilamen couma Batista,
Pèr doui très an
Tournera lou cadran. | | We have to stop to pay court to
Katherine or Therese,
We will promise them marriage,
(We will make) many recommendations.
We will send nice views,
Beautiful Mary,
My Katherine,
Quietly as does Baptiste,
For two or three years
Will turn the dial. |
3rd verse |
Non còu quitar Niça la bela,
La mar d’azur, nuostre ciel blu,
Embrasseren Dama Gamela,
Au regimen faren lou “blu”!
Se manderen nouostri làumenta
A barba Pin
Nouostre païrin,
Qu’acò d’aqui noun lu tourmenta,
M’un pau d’argen
Lèu passeren lou tèms. | | We have to quit Nice the beautiful,
The azur sea, our blue sky,
We will kiss lady Mess Tin,
At regiment we will do the “blue”!
We we will send our lamentations
To uncle Joseph
Our godfather,
That what from here doesn’t torment,
With some money
Quickly we will spend time. |
4th verse |
Per defendre nouostri frountiera,
Siguen lou couragious sourdà,
Mé lou drapèu, la testa fiera,
La França faguen respeta!
La nouostra bela Republica,
Gouvernamen
Que veneren,
Sera pèr nàutre la relica.
Me devoucioun,
Counserven lou renoum! | | To defend our frontiers,
Let’s be the brave soldier,
With the flag, the proud head,
The France let’s do respect!
Our beautiful Republic,
(The) government
We revere,
Will be for us the relic.
With devotion,
Let’s keep the renown. |
Last chorus |
Viva lu couscri, couscri, couscri!
De Niça-la-Bela,
La miéu ritournela;
Viva lu couscri, couscri, couscri!
De couor v’adressi lou merci
De toui lu couscri! | | Long live the conscripts, conscripts, conscripts!
Of Nice-the-beautiful,
My ritornello;
Long live the conscripts, conscripts, conscripts!
From the heart I send you thanks
From all the conscripts! |
1. Li très coulou: the three colors (of the French flag).
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