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Lou Peoui cinemà  
(“The Louse” Cinema) (At the verminous cinema)
Nissart lyrics by Jouan Nicola, music by Louis Unia. Traditional from County of Nice.
| 1st verse |
Au cinema « rue de la Terrassa »
Li a de peoui de touti qualità
E de nièra de touti li rassa,
Aià n’en poudès atrouvà.
Li a finda de marinièra
Que van en aquèu cinema
Per si rabaià doui tre nièra
E finda per n’en appourtà. | | At the cinema “Terrace Street”
There are lice of all qualities
And fleas of all breeds,
Over there you can find.
There are also women fishmongers
Going in this cinema
To catch two or three fleas
And also to bring several of them. |
Chorus |
En avau ai segoundi
Ni a de belli roundi
E aqueli dai prumié banc
Semblon touti de gros tavan.
En avau ai prumièra
Li a li plus belli nièra ;
Li a finda de lingoustà,
Au Peoui cinema. | | Over there at second-classes
There are beautiful and round
And the ones of the first benches
All look like big horseflies.
Over there at first-classes
There are the most beautiful fleas;
There are also grasshoppers,
At the verminous cinema |
2nd verse |
Li a finda de belli pichouna
Que van en aquèu cinema :
Bado, Rasquetta, la Talouna,
La Feraia, e cetera.
Qu si gratta pi la testa,
Qu si farfouilla li chivus,
S’aganton una grossa bestia,
L’escrason sus lou prospetus ! | | Thera are also pretty girls
Going in this cinema:
Bado, Rasquetta, la Talouna,
The “Scrap Iron”, and so on.
Whoever scratches his head,
Whoever rummages in his hair,
They catch a big beast,
Crush it on the leaflet (1)! |
Chorus |
Ni a sus la balustrada
Que fan la resquihada.
D’autri s’en van sus lou piano
Per li faire un pichin tango.
Li si vé li chatella
Que juegon a simella.
Li a de que rire e s’amusà
Au Peoui cinema. | | There are on the balustrade
Sliding.
Others are going on the piano
To do there a little tango.
It can be seen crab lice
Playing leapfrog.
There is laughing and playing matter
At the verminous cinema |
3rd verse |
N’en veguessias li murailla :
Li a de très bei « souvenirs ».
D’aqueli estella de... moustarda,
Dirìon lou « pont des Soupirs » !
Coura fan passà un bèu drama,
Li frema si moucon lou nas.
Audès tout aco que brama,
Li marinièra cridon : « Oua bachas ! » | | Could you see the walls:
There are very beautiful memories.
Star stains of... mustard
Look like the Bridge of Sighs!
When they play a beautiful drama,
Women blow their nose.
Let listen all that shouting,
The women fishmongers shout: “Ow! quagmire!” |
Chorus |
Aquèu que fa la musica
Dòu còu s’avala la chica ;
Lou mestre, plus mouort que viéu,
Si mette a cridà : « Sièu pas ièu. »
Aquela de la caissa
S’estouffa en la sièu graissa.
Li a de que rire e s’amusà
Au Peoui cinema. | | The one who plays the music
As a result swallows his quid;
The boss, deader than alive,
Starts shouting: “It’s not me.”
The one of the cashdesk
Smothers in her fat.
There is laughing and playing matter
At the verminous cinema |
1. Means here the programm of the showing.
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