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Lou Segaire  
(The Mower)
Nissart lyrics and music by Joseph Passeron. Traditional from County of Nice.
| 1st verse |
Auprès de la ribièra,
Virouli, rouli,
Auprès de la ribièra,
Anèn segà lou prà,
Virouli, roulà. | | Near the river,
Virouli, rouli,
Near the river,
Let’s go and reap the meadow,
Virouli, roulà. |
2nd verse |
Lou matin un segaire,
Virouli, rouli,
Lou matin un segaire,
Si mete à segà,
Virouli, roulà. | | In the morning, a mower,
Virouli, rouli,
In the morning, a mower,
Begins to reap,
Virouli, roulà. |
3rd verse |
Arriba una fiha (...)
Que vèn per viroulà (...) | | A girl is arriving (...)
Who comes to whirl (...) |
4th verse |
Din una cabagneta (...)
Li pouorta lou dinà (...) | | In a small basket (...)
She brings him the meal (...) |
5th verse |
« Di-mi, di-mi, segaire, (...)
Doun vouoles-ti dinà ? (...) | | “Let me know, let me know, mower, (...)
Where do you want to have lunch? (...) |
6th verse |
— Me tu, souta l’oumbreta (...)
Mi metrai per dinà (...) | | — With you, under the light shade (...)
I’ll sit to have lunch (...) |
7th verse |
« Per coumensà, fiheta, (...)
Laisse-mi t’embrassà (...) | | “To begin, little girl, (...)
Let me kiss you (...) |
8th verse |
— M’embrasserias, coumpaire, (...)
Se voulès m’espousà (...) » | | — You would kiss me, fellow, (...)
If you would marry me (...)” |
| Bibliography | | • | Delrieu (Georges), Anthologie de la chanson niçoise (Anthology of the Song from Nice), Nice, publisher Delrieu & Co, 1960, p. 65. | | • | 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. 242. |
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