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Rouseta filava (Rosy was spinning) Nissart lyrics and music by Joseph Passeron. Traditional from County of Nice.
1st verse |
Rouseta filava Au mitan dòu prat, E lou fus virava Sensa s’aresta. | | Rosy was spinning In the middle of the meadow, And the spindle was turning Without stopping. |
2nd verse |
Rouseta scoutava Lou merlou cantà, Ma toujou pensava Au siéu bèu sourdà. | | Rosy was listening The blackbird singing, But always she was thinking About her handsome soldier. |
3rd verse |
Rouseta ’sperava, Lou ciel era blu, Ma l’oura passava... E n’es pas vengut ! | | Rosy was hoping, The sky was blue, But the hour went by... And he didn’t come! |
4th verse |
Rouseta plourava, Adiéu la cansoun ! Lou cougùou cantava Dins lou gran valoun. | | Rosy was weeping, Farewell the song! The cuckoo was warbling In the small valley. |
5th verse |
La tiéu coulougneta Ti counsouolerà. Noun plourà, filheta, L’amour revendrà. | | Your small distaff Will console you. Don’t cry, little girl, Love will come back. |
Bibliography | • | Delrieu (Georges), Anthologie de la chanson niçoise (Anthology of the Song from Nice), Nice, publisher Delrieu & Co, 1960, p. 140. | • | 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. 238. |
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