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Nissa françesa (Nice French) Anonymous, attributed to François Guisol. Traditional from County of Nice.
1st verse |
Canten la delivransa Dòu nuostre beu Contat, Lou Piémont e la Fransa Ensin l’han dessidat. | | Let’s sing the deliverance Of our beautiful county, Piedmont and France So decided it. |
Chorus |
Afin che cadun bouge, Fòu lou blu, blanc e rouge : Son li nobli coulou Che flotteran tougiou. Faghen regiouissansa D’estre unit à la Fransa ; Criden à l’unisson : Viva Napoléon. | | In order that everyone move, We need the blue, white and red (1): They are the noble colours Who will always fly. Let’s make rejoicing To be united to France; Let’s shout in unison: Long live Napoleon (2). |
2nd verse |
Veiren l’aiga abondanta Venir de San-Martin, Per arrosar li planta E gisclar per giardin. | | We will see plentiful water Coming from Saint-Martin (3), To water plants And squirt in [the] gardens. |
3rd verse |
Toui lu proget en erba Van estre executat ; Nissa sera superba Dòu sieu nouvel estat. | | All the projects budding Are going to be executed; Nice will be superb With its new state. |
4th verse |
Lou credi e l’abondansa Arrivon giust à tail, Non fòu plus courre en Fransa Per aver de travail. | | The credit and the abundance Arrive just in time, We no more need to run in France To get job. |
5th verse |
Han degia faç lou pati De n’endigar lou Var ; Auren, après, buon-pati Lu vieure che son car. | | They already made the contract To dyke up Var (4); We will have, after, cheap Supplies that are [now] expensive. |
6th verse |
Li desiradi routa E lou camin ferrat, N’en proveran sans douta Che non sien denembrat. | | The desired roads And the railway Will prove us without a doubt We are not forgotten. |
7th verse |
Enfan de la Victoira, Massena, Astre cerit ! Dòu Temple de la Gloira N’as enfin esaudit. | | Child of the victory, Maséna, beloved star (5)! From temple of glory You finally grant our wish. |
Last chorus |
Afin che cadun bouge, Fòu lou blu, blanc e rouge : Son li nobli coulou Che regneran tougiou. Faghen regiouissansa D’estre unit à la Fransa ; Criden à l’unisson : Viva Napoléon. | | In order that everyone move, We need the blue, white and red: They are the noble colours Who will always reign. Let’s make rejoicing To be united to France; Let’s shout in unison: Long live Napoleon. |
1. Blue, white and red, the three colours of the French flag. 2. The emperor Napoleon III. 3. Saint-Martin-Vésubie. 4. The river that split, on west side, the old County of Nice from France. 5. Masséna, the “darling of the victory”, cf. Innou Seguran.
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