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Mazurka souto li pins  
(Mazurka under the pine trees)
Lyrics by Charles Rieu, known as Charloun Rieu (1er novembre 1846 - 9 janvier 1924), music according to La Petite Voisine (The Little Neighbouring Girl), a tune in fashion at the ending 19th century..
Traditional from Provence.
This song describes a popular party at the mas (house or farm in Provence) of Escanin, property of the Ratyé family, located near the Paradou village at the Baux-de-Provence piedmont, where Charloun Rieu sometimes worked as a day labourer.
| Chorus |
Venès, que l’ouro s’avanço,
Es fèsto au mas d’Escanin.
La mazurka, gènto danso,
La faren souto li pins. (twice) | | Let come, the time is going,
It’s [the] party at the mas of Escanin.
The mazurka, graceful dance,
We will do beneath the pine trees. (twice) |
1st verse |
Galanti chatouno,
Amourous jouvènt,
La roso boutono,
Ansi nous counvèn.
Aujourd’uei qu’es fèsto,
Anen la culi,
Qu’en danso moudèsto
Devèn trefouli. | | Charming young girls,
Young men in love,
The rose is rosebuding,
Thus (this) suits us.
Today (that) is party,
Let’s go and pick it up,
By a modest (well-behaved) dance
We have to thrill of joy. |
2nd verse |
Lou bèu musicaire
Ben estigança,
Fau que tarde gaire,
Déuriè coumença.
Devers lis Aupiho,
Vès lou tambourin,
Aco nous reviho
E nous met en trin. | | The handsome musician
Well-intentioned,
Must not be very long now,
He should begin.
Over by the Alpilles (1),
Let see the tambourin,
This wakes us up
And puts us in good spirits. |
3rd verse |
Coulourido o palo,
Dins l’èr perfuma,
Lis man sus l’espalo,
Quau pòu nous bleima ?
Dansant en mesuro,
Lis iue di parènt,
Souto la verduro,
Res nous dira rèn. | | Ruddy or pale,
Through the fragrant air,
The hands on the shoulders,
Who can reprimand us?
While dancing in tempo,
[Under] the eyes of the parents,
Beneath the greenery,
Nobody will say us anything. |
4th verse |
La font de l’Arcoulo
Que coul’ à grand rai,
L’auro ié ventoulo
Li pib’ e li frais ;
Au riéu que clarejo
En coulour d’argènt,
Ges d’àutris enjevo
Que bèur’ au sourgènt. | | The spring of Arcoule
Flowing freely,
The breeze fans there
The poplars and the ash trees;
At the brook glistening
In shade of silver,
No other desire
Than drink at the source. |
5th verse |
Oh ! que saren bello,
Dins lou fres valoun,
Largant li trenello
De nòsti péu blond
En floutant à rèire.
Li jouvènt, alor,
Éli creiran vèire
De garbello d’or. | | Oh! How beautiful we will be,
In the fresh small valley,
While releasing (letting down) the plaits
Of our fair hair
Streaming backwards.
The young [men], then,
They will think seeing
Gold sprays. |
6th verse |
La danso finido,
Vendren à parèu
Dedins la bastido,
Souto lou castèu.
En rejouissènço,
Bèuren lou muscat
Pèr la souvenènço
De la mazurka. | | The dance completed,
We will come by couples
In the country house,
Under the castle.
In rejoicing,
We will drink the muscat
For the memory
Of the mazurka. |
1. The Little Alps.
| Bibliography | | • | L’Armana prouvençau (The Almanac from Provence), 1894. | | • | Li Cant dóu terraire (The Songs of the Country), 1897. |
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