lyrics Ma maire vòu (My mother wants) - Traditional song from County of Nice

D’argent à une aigle de gueules, au vol abaissé, membrée, becquée et couronnée d’or, empiétant une montagne de trois coupeaux de sable issant d’une mer d’azur mouvant de la pointe et ondée d’argent.


	Traditional music from County of Nice (France)


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Ma maire vòu
(My mother wants)
Traditional song for counting, County of Nice.

1^st verse
Ma maire vòu que n’aimi un, (twice) N’en aimerai ni un, ni degun. Au bout de la douzèna Aimerai cu voudrai. (twice)		My mother wants I love one of them, (twice) I’ll love neither one nor nobody. At the end of the dozen I’ll love who I want. (twice)
2^nd verse
Ma maire vòu que n’aimi doui, (twice) N’en aimerai ni doui, ni un, ni degun. Au bout de la douzèna Aimerai cu voudrai. (twice)		My mother wants I love two of them, (twice) I’ll love neither two nor one nor nobody. At the end of the dozen I’ll love who I want. (twice)
3^rd verse
Ma maire vòu que n’aimi tré, (twice) N’en aimerai ni tré, ni doui, ni un, ni degun. Au bout de la douzèna Aimerai cu voudrai. (twice)		My mother wants I love three of them, (twice) I’ll love neither three nor two nor one nor nobody. At the end of the dozen I’ll love who I want. (twice)
4^th verse
Ma maire vòu que n’aimi quatre, (twice) N’en aimerai ni quatre, ni tré, ni doui, ni un, ni degun. Au bout de la douzèna Aimerai cu voudrai. (twice)		My mother wants I love four of them, (twice) I’ll love neither four nor three nor two nor one nor nobody. At the end of the dozen I’ll love who I want. (twice)
etc.

Bibliography
•	Delrieu (Georges), Anthologie de la chanson niçoise (Anthology of the Song from Nice), Nice, publisher Delrieu & C^o, 1960, p. 165.
•	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. 283.

Discography
•	Collectage, Nissa vielha, réalisation Nux vomica.

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