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Me siéu plega  
(I fell asleep)
Lyrics by Nicolas Saboly, known as Micoulau Sabòli. Traditional from Provence.
Tune Du postillon (Of the postilion).
This Christmas carol begins the 6th book holding 6 carols, published on 1672 by Michel Chastel. It appears with number 40 in the Fr. Seguin’s new edition.
| 1st verse |
Me siéu plega
E bèn amaga
Dedins ma flassado
Aquesto vesprado;
Veici que moun chin,
Toujour pu badin,
Idoulo,
Gingoulo,
Darrié moun couissin;
E pièi, à la fin,
Lou fòu,
Qu’a pòu,
Me grato,
Dei pato,
Lei tento dòu còu;
A tan varaia
Que m’a reviha. | | I fell asleep (1)
And well wrapped (2)
In the blanket (3)
On this evening;
And now my dog,
Always more playful,
Roars (4),
Yells [with a doleful tone]
Behind my pillow;
And then, finally,
The fool,
That it is frightened,
Scratches me,
With its legs,
Muscles of my neck;
It rummages so well
That it wakes me. |
2nd verse |
Ai vist en l’èr
Un ange tout verd,
Qu’avié de grans alo
Darrié leis espalo;
Permei sa clarta,
Ai vist sa bèuta,
Sa mino
Fort fino,
E sa majesta.
S’es mes à canta:
Sa voues
Ei boues
Resouno,
Fredouno,
Plus aut qu’un auboues;
Jamai tau plesi
Qu’aquéu de l’ausi. | | I’ve seen in the air
An angel whole greenish,
Having great wings
Behind his shoulders;
Among his light,
I’ve seen his beauty,
His look,
Greatly fine,
And his majesty.
He started to sing:
His voice
And his song
Resonates,
Hums,
Higher than an oboe;
Never pleasure as much
As that this one to hear. |
3rd verse |
Iéu ai souna
Touto la meina:
Chascun se reviho,
E presto l’auriho...
Sitost que l’an vi
E que l’an ausi,
Sa gràci,
Sa fàci
Leis a rejouï;
Soun esta ravi,
Quand n’a
Douna
La bello
Nouvello
Que Jèsus es na:
An tous fach un saut
Dessus lou coutau. | | Me I’ve called
The whole household:
Everyone wakes,
And listens carefully...
As soon as they have seen him
And they heard him,
His grace,
His face
Have gladdened them;
They have been delighted,
When he has
Given
The fine
News
That Jesus was born:
They all have dropped in
At the hill. |
1. Plegà: to fold, but in the figurative sense, to fold eyelids means to sleep.
2. Amagà: to bury, to hide, to pile up, to heap up, to wrap...
3. Flassado: woollen blanket.
4. Idoulo: to roar, to yell, from Breton yudal.
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