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(Let Come and Dance the May)
Nissart lyrics and music by Georges Delrieu. Traditional from County of Nice.

1st verse
(The young man)
Venès virà lou mai,
Venès bella fiheta.
Davau su la placeta
Mé vous lou virerai.		 Let come and dance the May,
Let come, pretty young girl.
Over there on the small square
With you I will turn it.

Chorus (together)
E cada jour un massoun de baieta,
E cada jour un massoun de baià.
E cada jour un massoun de baieta,
E cada jour un massoun de baià.		 And each day a bunch of kisses,
And each day a bunch of small kisses.
And each day a bunch of kisses,
And each day a bunch of small kisses.

2nd verse
(The young man)
Au premié jour de mai
Vous dounerai, fiheta,
Un massoun de floureta
De ièu vous parlerà.		 On the first day of May
I will give you, young girl,
A bunch of small flowers
That will talk about me.

3rd verse
(The young man)
Au secount jour de mai
Vous dounerai, fiheta,
Un tartan per l’aureta
E per vous pimpanà.		 On the second day of May
I will give you, young girl,
A shawl for the breeze
And to adorn you.
(The young girl, resuming gifts list)
Un massoun de floureta
Que de vous parlerà.
Un tartan per l’aureta
E per mi pimpanà.		 A bunch of small flowers
That will talk about you.
A shawl for the breeze
And to adorn me.

4th verse
(The young man)
Au tersenc jour de mai
Vous dounerai, fiheta,
Una grossa toumeta,
Pourrès v’esperlecà.		 On the third day of May
I will give you, young girl,
A large fresh cheese,
You will be able to lick your lips.
(The young girl)
Un massoun de floureta
Que de vous parlerà.
Un tartan per l’aureta
E per mi pimpanà.
Una grossa toumeta,
Pourai m’esperlecà.		 A bunch of small flowers
That will talk about you.
A shawl for the breeze
And to adorn me.
A large fresh cheese,
I will be able to lick my lips.

5th verse
(The young man)
Au quartenc jour de mai
Vous dounerai, fiheta,
’na fina coulougneta
Que lana filerà.		 On the fourth day of May
I will give you, young girl,
A thin little distaff
That wool will spin.
(The young girl)
Un massoun de floureta
Que de vous parlerà.
Un tartan per l’aureta
E per mi pimpanà.
Una grossa toumeta,
Pourai m’esperlecà.
’na fina coulougneta
Que lana filerà.		 A bunch of small flowers
That will talk about you.
A shawl for the breeze
And to adorn me.
A large fresh cheese,
I will be able to lick my lips.
A thin little distaff
That wool will spin.

6th verse
(The young man)
Au desenc jour de mai
Vous dounerai, fiheta,
Bast’ una caligneta
Que bèu lume farà.		 On the tenth day of May
I will give you, young girl,
Only a small lamp (1)
That beautiful light will give.
(The young girl)
Un massoun de floureta
Que de vous parlerà.
Un tartan per l’aureta
E per mi pimpanà.
Una grossa toumeta,
Pourai m’esperlecà.
’na fina coulougneta
Que lana filerà.
Bast’ una caligneta
Que bèu lume farà.		 A bunch of small flowers
That will talk about you.
A shawl for the breeze
And to adorn me.
A large fresh cheese,
I will be able to lick my lips.
A thin little distaff
That wool will spin.
Only a small lamp
That beautiful light will give.

7th verse
(The young man)
Au vintenc jour de mai
Vous dounerai, fiheta,
Una jouva saumeta
Que bèn n’adjuderà.		 On the twentieth day of May
I will give you, young girl,
A young she-ass
That will help you well.
(The young girl)
Un massoun de floureta
Que de vous parlerà.
Un tartan per l’aureta
E per mi pimpanà.
Una grossa toumeta,
Pourai m’esperlecà.
’na fina coulougneta
Que lana filerà.
Bast’ una caligneta
Que bèu lume farà.
Una jouva saumeta
Que bèn m’adjuderà.		 A bunch of small flowers
That will talk about you.
A shawl for the breeze
And to adorn me.
A large fresh cheese,
I will be able to lick my lips.
A thin little distaff
That wool will spin.
Only a small lamp
That beautiful light will give.
A young she-ass
That will help me well.

8th verse
(The young man)
Au darrié jour de mai
Vous mouostrerai, fiheta,
La pichina soufieta
Que nous assousterà.		 On the last day of May
I will show you, young girl,
The small garret
That will shelter us.

9th verse
(The young man)
Passat lou mès de mai
Se lou voulès, fiheta,
Serès la mièu spouseta,
N’en demandi pas mai.		 Passed the month of May
If you want it, young girl,
You will be my little wife,
I don’t ask more.

1. Caligneta: “oil night light, glass ball-shaped fastened to a base” (Georges Castellana, Dictionnaire niçois-français).

Bibliography
• Delrieu (Georges), Anthologie de la chanson niçoise (Anthology of the Song from Nice), Nice, publisher Delrieu & Co, 1960, p. 150-151.
• 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. 267.

 

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