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(Christmas carol of the small distaff)
Traditional Christmas carol from County of Nice.

This Christmas carol is taken from the Presèpi nissart (The Nissart Crib).

1st verse
N’ai filat set an
Au clar de la luna (twice).
N’ai jamai tant filat,
N’ai jamai fà fourtuna.
Traderiderèna, traderidera.		 I spun during seven years
In the moonlight (twice).
I have never spun that much,
I never make my fortune.
Tradéridérèna, tradéridéra.

2nd verse
N’ai filat set an
Dapé de ma maire (twice),
De fièu fin filavan
Per lou miéu calignaire.
Traderiderèna, traderidera.		 I spun during seven years
Close to my mother (twice),
Thin thread we were spinning
For my lover.
Tradéridérèna, tradéridéra.

3rd verse
Filerai autant
Per nouòstre Messia (twice),
Un escagnoun de fièu
Per faire una camiha.
Traderiderèna, traderidera.		 I will spin as much
For our Messiah (twice),
A skein of thread
To make [him] a shirt.
Tradéridérèna, tradéridéra.

Bibliography
• Delrieu (Georges), Anthologie de la chanson niçoise (Anthology of the Song from Nice), Nice, publisher Delrieu & Co, 1960, p. 240.
• 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. 190.

 
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• Corou de Berra, Caléna.

 

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