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The County of Nice - Music introduction |
 
Carnival tunes |
 Adiéu paure Carneval | (Farewell, poor Carnival) |
| Ah ! Ah ! | carnival of Nice 1929 |
| Aih. Aih. Aih. | carnival of Nice 1911 |
| À tu ! À iéu ! | (Your turn! My turn!) carnival of Nice 1947 |
| Bim, bam, boum ! | carnival of Nice 1959 |
| Cansoun carnavalesca | (Carnivalesque Song), carnival of Nice 1888 |
| Cansoun nissarda | (Song from Nice), carnival of Nice 1887 |
| Carnaval | (Carnival), carnival of Nice 1950 |
| Carnaval niçois | (Carnival from Nice), carnival of Nice 1904 |
| Carnaval, y’a bon ! | (Carnival, it’s good, or Carnival in the black continent), carnival of Nice 1930 |
| Chahut ! Chahut ! | (Uproar! Uproar!), carnival of Nice 1910 |
| Coucou ! | carnival of Nice 1927 |
| Faguès un sourire | (Let do a smile) carnival of Nice 1936 |
| Fai anà | (Let do go on) carnival of Nice 1923 |
| Fà-la ballà ! | (Let she dance!) carnival of Nice 1933 |
| Fla ! Fla ! | carnival of Nice 1926 |
| Lu Millioun de Carneval | (The Millions of Carnival) carnival of Nice 1937 |
| Nice en folie | (Nice gone mad), carnival of Nice 1925 |
| Nissa Carneval | (Nice Carnival), carnival of Nice 1889 |
| Nisskiri | carnival of Nice 1924 |
| Pi... ouit ! | carnival of Nice 1931 |
| Lou Rèi vutanta vuech | (The King eighty-eight), carnival of Nice 1988 |
| Sensa blaga | (You’re kidding!) carnival of Nice 1938 |
| Sièn mòrou, lou sabèn | (We are black, we know that) |
| Les Tendres Souhaits | (Tender Wishes), or Que ne suis-je la fougère... (Why am I not the fern...) |
| Vaga d’aquì ! Vaga d’aïa ! | (Let’s wander around here! Let’s wander that way!) carnival of Nice 1935 |
| Velou ! Velou ! | carnival of Nice 1922 |
| Zon, zon | carnival of Nice 1956 |
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Circumstance tunes |
| Es routa la casserola | (The saucepan is broken) |
| Pairin... | (Godfather...) |
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Popular songs |
| L’Argen | (Money) |
| À San-Jouan | (At Saint-Jean) |
| L’Autoun | (The Autumn) |
| Li Baumeta | (The Baumettes) |
| Li Bigneta | (The Fritters) |
| La Blea | (The Swiss Chard) |
| Cansoun dei mensònegai | (Song of the lies) |
| Cansoun de Levèn | (Song for Levens city) |
| Cantan, balan per tu, Nissa | (We sing, we dance for you, Nice) |
| Li Castagna | (The Chestnuts) |
| La Chavana | (The Shower) |
| La Descaussa | (The Barefooted) |
| Lou Fantàume Pelegrin | (The ghost Pellégrin) |
| La Fiha dòu paisan | (The Daughter of the Peasant) |
| Flou de Nissa | (Flower of Nice) |
| Lou Gibous | (The Hunchback) |
| Innou Seguran | (Anthem for the Seguran) |
| L’Iver | (Winter) |
| Jan pilhe sa pousseta | (John takes his wheelbarrow) |
| Li soun quatre campana | (There are four bells) |
| La Margarideta | (The Daisy) |
| Lou Miéu Printems | (My Spring) |
| Lou Miéu Soulèu | (My Sun) |
| Nissa la bella | (Nice the Fair) |
| La Nissarda | (The Song from Nice) |
| O jouventura dòu cantoun | (O! youth from the district) |
| La Pesca | (The Fishing) |
| Lou Pichin Ome | (The Small Man) |
| Plagnun | (Moan) |
| Lou Roumaniéu | (The Rosemary) |
| Salut à Levens | (Salute to Levens) |
| San-Rouman-de-Belet | (Saint-Roman-de-Bellet) |
| La Sirigauda | (The Shivery), winter dance |
| Sus la grava | (On the Strand) |
| Sus la mountagna | (On the Mountain) |
| Lou Trau | (The Hole) |
| Lu Tres Embriac | (The Three Drunkards) |
| Viva la pesca ! | (Long live the fishing!) |
| Viva l’estocafic ! | (Long live the stockfish!) |
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Animal songs |
| La Bouscarla | (The Warbler) |
| La Cansoun dai babarota | (Song of the cockroaches) |
| Lou Cant dei ousseloun | (The Song of the Little Birds) |
| La Cigala | (The Cicada) |
| Lu Doui Àe | (The Two Donkeys) |
| La Fourmiga sus l’espiga | (The Ant on the Ear) |
| Lou Gari | (The Rat) |
| Griloulin | (Little Cricket) |
| La Luerna | (The Firefly) |
| Lou Mariage de la fourmiga | (The Wedding of the Ant) |
| Lou Miéu Àe | (My Donkey) |
| Parpaioun, maride-ti ! | (Butterfly, marry yourself!) |
| Lou Roussignòu | (The Nightingale) |
| Lu Tavan | (The Horseflies) |
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Racy lovesongs |
| L’Afreioulida | (The Girl Sensitive to Cold) |
| À la puada de Cimiès | (At the rise of Cimiez) |
| À Utel’ ia trenta filha | (In the village of Utelle, there are thirty girls) |
| Bella santa fourtuna | (Fine and holy fortune) |
| La Ben Caussada | (The Well-Fitted) |
| Bouòn jou, Nanoun | (Good morning, Ann) |
| Lou Cagancio | (The Youngest Child, or The Last-Born) |
| Calan de Vilafranca | (Going down from Villefranche) |
| La Calignèra | (The Sweetheart) |
| Cantas fiheta ! | (Sing, little girl!) |
| La Catarineta | (The Ladybird) |
| Lou dangié d’amour | (The Danger of Love) |
| Eh ! Bonjour, bergère ! | (Hey! Good Morning, Shepherdess!) |
| En calan de Cimiès | (Going down from Cimiez hill) |
| Li Estela | (The Stars) |
| La Fiha dòu chapacan | (The dog-snarer’s daughter) |
| La Fillo amé la maire | (The Daughter with her Mother) |
| Lou Flahut | (The Little Flute) |
| Ma bruneta | (My brunette) |
| Masurca souta l’oulivié | (Mazurka under the olive tree) |
| L’Ome e lo Gran | (The Man and the Wheat) |
| La Paisana | (The Peasant Woman) |
| La Pastoura | (The Shepherdess) |
| La Pastressa et lou Granadié | (The Shepherdess and the Grenadier) |
| Per la miéu dama | (For my Lady) |
| Lou Pous | (The Well) |
| Rau tau plau la vielha | (Crash! the old woman “In Paris...”) |
| La Rouseta de Nanoun | (Ann’s small rose) |
| Rouseta filava | (Rosy was spinning) |
| Rouseta la pastressa | (Rosy the shepherdess) |
| Lou Segaire | (The Mower) |
| Segnour e pastressa | (Lord and shepherdess) |
| Sus lou prat | (On the meadow) |
| Lou Tint dòu moulin | (The Tick-Tock of the watermill) |
| Lou Vièi Defici | (The Old Watermill) |
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Work songs |
| A la bella poutina | (At the beautiful alevin) |
| La Bella Bouquetiera | (The Pretty Flower Girl) |
| Lo Boscant de la Maluna | (The Woodcutter) |
| Lu Capitani de quartié | (The Captains of Area) |
| Doun Soulina | (Priest Soulina) |
| Fraire Janvié | (Friar January) |
| Lu Paisan | (The Farmers) |
| La Paisaneta | (The Little Peasant Girl) |
| Li Pescairis | (The Fishmongers) |
| Lou Vaquié | (The Cowherd) |
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Political, social and satirical songs |
| Adieu, papa, adieu, maman | (Goodbye, dad, goodbye, mum) |
| As vist ? | (Did you see?) |
| Cansoun de la greva dai emplegat dai trambalan | (Song for the streetcars employee strike) |
| Enfan de Nissa Maritima | (Children from Seaboard Nice) |
| E viva Bourrioun | (Long live Borriglione) |
| La Garda mobila | (The Mobile Guard) |
| Gran Mestre | (Great Master) |
| Laissa-la courre | (Let her run) |
| La Miéu Bella Nissa | (My fair Nice) |
| Niça rebèla | (Nice rebel) |
| Nissa francesa | (Nice French) |
| La Nissarda | (The Song from Nice) |
| Parterai, parterai pas | (I’ll leave, I’ll not) |
| Renaissance de Roquebillière | (Rebirth of Roquebillière) |
| La Saumeta endemoniada | (The boisterous she-ass) |
| Tenda, Briga à la Fransa | (Tende, La Brigue back to France) |
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Contemporary songs |
| Barbet pantai | (Barbet pantaï) |
| Castèu, baloun e limounada | (Castle, glass of red wine and lemon drink) |
| Lou Clap | (The Pebble) |
| Ma qu era Catarina Segurana ? | (Well, who was Catarina Segurana?) |
| Lo Rìtomo | (The Rhythm) |
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Close couple dances |
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Characters dances |
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Farandole |
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Feasts |
| À Cimiès damoun | (At Cimiez, up there) |
| Lou Bal dòu Plan | (The Dance of Le Plan-de-Contes) |
| Cansoun dòu festin d’Utella | (Song of Utelle’s feast) |
| Lu Cougourdoun | (The Small Gourds), Jouan Nicola |
| Lu Cougourdoun | (The Small Gourds), Menica Rondelly |
| Farandola de printèms | (Spring Farandole) |
| Lou Festin dai magou | (The Feast of the sorcerers) |
| Lou Festin dai rangou | (The Feast of the lame men) |
| Lou Festin dei cougourdoun | (The Feast of the Small Gourds), Jorgi Tasso |
| Lou Festin dei verna | (The Feast of the alders) |
| La Midineta vola | (The Dressmaker’s Apprentice Flies) |
| La San-Peire | (St. Peter Day) |
| Viva Cimiès ! | (Long live Cimiez!) |
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Round dances of May |
| Ailà n’aquèu jardin | (Over there in this garden) |
| A San-Brancai | (At Saint-Pancrace) |
| Bèu mès de mai aimable | (Beautiful and amiable month of May) |
| Lou Brandi dòu vilage | (The Brandi of the village) |
| Lu Mai d’en carriera | (The May from the street) |
| Lou mès de mai | (The month of May) |
| La Regina dòu mai | (The Queen of May) |
| Lou Roussignòu que vola | (The Nightingale which flies) |
| Venès virà lou mai | (Let Come and Dance the May) |
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Music for children |
| Bella Sideina | (Pretty Sidonie), traditional round dance of May |
| Bressarela dòu pescadou | (Lullaby of the fisherman) |
| Carneval es mouòrt | (Carnival is dead), traditional round dance of May |
| Comptines (1) |
| Comptines (2) |
| Comptines (3) |
| Coucounou, cradlesong |
| Duèrme, bèu bambin | (Sleep, beautiful little kid), cradlesong |
| Madama de Cagna | (Mistress from Cagnes), traditional round dance of May |
| Ma maire vòu | (My mother wants), song for counting |
| Nona, bressa | (Bye-byes, rocks), cradlesong |
| Nona ! Nona ! | (Bye-byes! Bye-byes!) cradlesong |
| Paure de merlou miou ! | (Poor blackbird me!) song to memorize |
| Souòn, souòn | (Sleep, sleep), cradlesong |
| Tanta Jana | (Aunt Jane), traditional round dance of May |
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Sacred & religious music |
| Antonious | (Antony) |
| Càntica à sant Antounin | (Canticle to St Antonin) |
| Oustia santa | (Holy Host) |
| Santa Maria | (Saint Mary) |
| Si laude Maria | (It is prayed to Mary) |
| Vi adorou | (I worship you) |
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Christmas carols from County of Nice |
| A la cabana de Betelen | (At Bethlehem cabin) |
| Anèn toui | (Let everybody go) |
| Au masage | (In the hamlet) |
| Calèna | (Christmas) |
| Gent dòu quartié | (People from the district) |
| Gloria |
| Jan, Jausé | (John, Joseph) |
| Maria Caté | (Mary Caté) |
| Nouvè « Sus la tuaia leu netta » | (Christmas “On the tablecloth quickly clean”) |
| Nouvè doi Boiroulencs | (Christmas carol from Bairols) |
| Nouvé dai ciripicieu | (Christmas carol of the ciripiciéu) |
| Nouvé de la coulougneta, Presepi nissart | (Christmas carol of the small distaff, The Nissart Crib) |
| Nouvé dai courpouracioun, Presepi nissart | (Christmas carol of the guilds, The Nissart Crib) |
| Nouvé de Jan-Antounin, Presepi nissart | (Christmas carol for John Tony, The Nissart Crib) |
| Nouvé de Margaridoun | (Christmas carol for Marguerite) |
| Nouvè de la mountagno | (Christmas carol from the mountain) |
| Nouvé nouvèu « Ausse-ti, frema » | (New Christmas carol “Get up, wife”) |
| Nouvé dòu pastre | (Christmas carol for the shepherd) |
| O ! Cristou | (Oh! Christ) |
| O, santa nuech | (O, holy night) |
| L’Ouferta de Calèna | (The Christmas’ offering) |
| Lu Pastourèu | (The Shepherd Lads) |
| Per ordre dal Ciel | (By order from Heaven) |
| La Pièusouleta | (The Lady) |
| Un dieu vient de naître | (A God was born) |
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Chimes & knells |
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Cross-over |
| La Chanson de Magali | (Magali’s song) |
| L’Elisir d’amore - Io son ricco, e tu sei bella | (The Elixir of love “I’m rich, and you are beautiful”) |
| Le Grand Projet | (The Great Project), satirical song |
| “La Guillotine” | (The Guillotine), satirical song |
| “Nous conserverons le roi” | (We shall conserve the king) |
| La Pêche à la morue | (The Cod Fishing), work song from Normandy |
| Quand la mer Rouge apparut | (When the Red Sea appeared), drinking song |
| “Quand on est fille, hélas” | (When we are a girl, alas!) |
| “Sachez que mon goût...” | (You should know that my taste...) |
| “Le saint, craignant de pécher” | (The Saint, afraid of doing wrong) |
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The Occitany |
| Li Esclops | (The Wooden Clogs) |
| Retorna t’en ma mia | (Go back my sweetheart), song to memorize |
| Se canto | (If it sings) |
| Vaqui lo polit mes de mai | (Here is the pretty month of May) |
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Limoux’ carnival tunes |
| Adiu paure Carnaval | (Farewell, poor Carnival) |
| Vedrines |
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The Piedmont |
| Bionda, bella bionda | (Blonde, Pretty Blonde) |
| La Poulalhera | (The Poultrymaid) |
| Quel mazzolin di fiori | (This small bunch of flowers) |
| La Tradija dël soldà | (The Treachery of the soldier) |
| Zoli cœur | (Pretty Heart) |
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The Provence |
| Coupo santo | (Holy cup) |
| Lei Courdello | (The Laces) |
| La Courso de la Tarasco | (The Chase of the Tarasco) |
| Lou Galant dins lou pous | (The Gallant in the Well) |
| Mazurka souto li pins | (Mazurka under the pine trees) |
| O Magali | (Magali’s song) |
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Christmas carols from Provence |
| Adam e sa coumpagno | (Adam and his companion) |
| Ai ! la bono fourtuno | (Ah! The good fortune) |
| Ai proun couneigu | (I’ve well known) |
| Ai ! quouro tournara lou tèms, bregado ? | (Ah! When will come back the time, shepherds?) |
| Allons, bergers, partons tous | (Shepherds, Let’s All Go!) |
| Aquel ange qu’es vengu | (This angel who came) |
| Auprès d’aquel estable | (Near this cowshed) |
| Bèn urouso la neissènço | (Very cheerful the birth) |
| Bon Diéu ! la grand clarta ! | (Dear Lord! What a great brightness!) |
| Ça ! menen rejouïssènço | (Wow! Let’s lead rejoicing) |
| Cerqués plus dins un marrit estable | (Don’t search no more in a poor cowshed) |
| Chut ! teisas-vous | (Shush! Shut up!) |
| Despièi lou tèm que lou soulèu se lèvo | (How long the Sun is rising) |
| Diéu vous gard’, noste mèstre | (God be with you, the master) |
| Dòu tèms de l’Empèri rouman | (In the days of the Roman Empire) |
| L’estrange deluge | (The strange deluge) |
| Guihaume, Tòni, Pèire | (William, Tony, Peter) |
| Helas ! qu noun aurié pieta | (Alas! Who wouldn’t have pity) |
| Hòu ! de l’oustau ! | (Hello! in the house!) |
| Iéu ai vist lou Piemount | (I’ve seen the Piedmont) |
| Jèsu, vous sias tout fioc e flamo | (Jesus, you are burning with enthusiasm) |
| Jujas un pau de quinto sorto | (Let judge slightly about what kind) |
| La fe coumando de crèire | (Faith commands to believe) |
| L’ange qu’a pourta la nouvello | (The angel that has brought the news) |
| Lei pastre fan fèsto | (The shepherds have a party) |
| Lei plus sage | (The Wisest) |
| Li a proun de gènt que van en roumavage or La cambo me fai mau | (There is a lot of people going on a pilgrimage, or My leg does harm myself) |
| Li a quaucarèn que m’a fa pòu | (There is something that has frightened me) |
| Lorsque vous sarés malaut | (When you will be ill) |
| Lei mage dins Jerusalèn | (The Three Kings in Jerusalem) |
| La Marcho di rèi | (The Three Kings March) |
| Me siéu plega | (I fell asleep) |
| Micoulau noste pastre | (Nicholas, our shepherd) |
| Nautre sian d’enfant de cor | (We, we are altar boys) |
| Nouvé grassenc | (Christmas carol from Grasse) |
| Ourguhious plen de magagno | (Arrogant full of failings) |
| Lei pastourèu | (The Shepherd Lads) |
| Pastre dei mountagno | (Shepherds from the mountains) |
| Pastre, pastresso | (Shepherds, shepherdesses) |
| Pèr noun langui long dòu camin | (To not languishing along the lane) |
| Pèr vèire la Jacènt | (To see the New Mother) |
| Pièisque l’ourguei de l’umano naturo | (As the pride of the human nature) |
| Proufitas-me lèu | (Let profit soon) |
| Quand la miejo-nue sounavo | (When midnight was ringing) |
| Que disès, mei bon fraire | (What are you saying, my dear brethren) |
| Lou queitivié d’aquéu marrit estable | (The refuse of this poor cowshed) |
| Qui vòu faire grand journado | (Who want to have a great journey) |
| San Jóusé m’a di | (Saint Joseph said to me) |
| Segnour, n’es pas resounable | (Lord, it’s not reasonable) |
| Se vàutre sias countènt | (If you people you are pleased) |
| Soun très ome fort sage | (They are three men greatly wise) |
| Sus lou coutau | (On the hillside) |
| Tòni, Guihèn, Peiroun | (Tony, William, Peter) |
| Touro-louro-louro ! Lou gau canto | (Cock-a-doodle-do! The rooster crows) |
| Tu que cerques tei delice | (You who look for your delights) |
| Un ange a fa la crido | (An angel has made the announcement) |
| Un bèu matin, veguère uno acouchado | (One fine morning, I saw a new mother) |
| Uno estello | (A star) |
| Un pau après lei tempouro | (Soon after the “four-times”) |
| Venès lèu vèire la piéucello | (Let come soon to see the virgin) |
| Venès vèire dins l’estable | (Let come and see in the cowshed) |
| Vèni d’oousi | (I have just heard) |
| Vers lou pourtau Sant-Laze | (Around Saint-Lazarus gate) |
| Viven urous e countènt | (Let’s live happy and glad) |
| Vos-tu qu’anen en Betelèn ? | (Do you want we go to Bethlehem?) |
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| Musical analysis of the Christmas carols of Nicolas Saboly |
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Other countries |
| El Desembre congelat | (The Cold December) or La Nit de Nadal (Christmas Night), Catalan Christmas carol |
| Ich Wünsch Euch | (I wish you), Christmas carol |
| Kantik ar Baradoz | (Hymn to Paradise), hymn |
| Som, som | (Sleep, sleep), cradlesong |
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