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Pastre, pastresso   , (bis)
(Shepherds, shepherdesses)
Lyrics by Nicolas Saboly, known as Micoulau Sabòli. Traditional from Provence.
Tune Vàutrei, fiheto, qu’avès de galant (You, little girls, who are getting lovers).
Nicolas Saboly has proposed two versions for this Christmas carol, whose first one is on familiar tune Vàutrei, fiheto, qu’avès de galant (You, little girls, who are getting lovers). The second version reuses the musical theme of Digo, Jeanneto.
This Christmas carol has been published on 1673 in the 7th book. It appears with number 51 in the Fr. Seguin’s new edition.
| 1st verse |
Pastre, pastresso,
Courrès, venès tous, pecaire! (twice)
Vosto mestresso
A besoun de vous, pecaire! (twice) | | Shepherds, shepherdesses,
Let run, come all, well! well! (twice)
Your mistress
Need you, well! well! (twice) |
2nd verse |
A la bourgado,
Près de Betelèn, pecaire! (twice)
S’es acouchado
Sus un pau de fen, pecaire! (twice) | | At the village,
Near Bethlehem, well! well! (twice)
Is delivered herself
On a bit of hay, well! well! (twice) |
3rd verse |
Dins un estable,
Tout arrouïna, pecaire! (twice)
L’enfant eimable
De matin es na, pecaire! (twice) | | In a cowshed,
All in ruins, well! well! (twice)
The amiable child
In the morning was born, well! well! (twice) |
4th verse |
Aquéu bèl ange,
Au gros de l’ivèr, pecaire! (twice)
Fauto de lange,
Es tout descubert, pecaire! (twice) | | This nice angel,
In the bleak midwinter, well! well! (twice)
For lack of swaddling clothes,
Is completely bare, well! well! (twice) |
5th verse |
La Vierge Maire
Countèmplo soun fru, pecaire! (twice)
Saup pas que faire
Quand lou vèi tout nud, pecaire! (twice) | | The Mother Virgin
Contemplates her fruit, well! well! (twice)
She doesn’t know what to do
As she sees him stark naked, well! well! (twice) |
6th verse |
Lou pichot plouro,
Vous farié pieta, pecaire! (twice)
Li a mai d’uno ouro
Que noun a teta, pecaire! (twice) | | The little boy weeps,
[This] could make you feel pity, well! well! (twice)
More than one hour
He don’t sucked, well! well! (twice) |
7th verse |
Nostei pastresso
Boulegon lei man, pecaire! (twice)
E fan caresso
A-n-aquel enfant, pecaire! (twice) | | Our shepherdess
Moves her hands, well! well! (twice)
And caresses
This child, well! well! (twice) |
8th verse |
Cercon de paio
A l’entour dòu lio, pecaire! (twice)
E de buscaio
Pèr faire de fio, pecaire! (twice) | | Straw is looked for
Around the place, well! well! (twice)
And twigs
To make fire, well! well! (twice) |
9th verse |
Uno lou mudo,
L’autro lou soustèn, pecaire! (twice)
Un pau d’ajudo
Fai toujour grand bèn, pecaire! (twice) | | One changes him [swaddling clothes]
The other supports him, well! well! (twice)
A bit help
Always makes great good, well! well! (twice) |
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