Occitan
English
Farewell, Poor Carnival (Carnival Song) 
MP3 Midi
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MP3 Midi Zin, Zin, Zon, Onion Soup (Finger Play) MP3 Midi
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About Occitania
Occitania is a region of southern France, and parts of Spain and Italy, where the Occitan language used to be the primary tongue. Occitan, also called "Langue d'oc" (literally "Language of Yes") still survives as a language and it also refers to the culture of the area. Occitan was the language of the medieval Troubadours and the Nobel Prize winning poet Frederic Mistral.
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for contributing the detailed map above and for providing information about Occitan. Mercé!
Here are some of Mama Lisa's recent posts about the music, culture and traditions of Occitania:
- Monique, a retired teacher in France, wrote to me about a Maypole Dance, "We have a dance related to the May pole tradition." This pretty dance is from Provence… Monique wrote, "We had the 4th graders dance it when the topic of the ‘fête de fin d’année’ (the end of the school year party) was Occitania. ... Read more »
What are the names for ladybugs in your language? Ladybugs belong to the Coccinellidae family, from a Latin word meaning "scarlet". But they also have many other names: in English, they’ve been called ladybug, ladybird, lady beetle, lady clock, lady cow and lady fly. The name ladybird was originally "Our Lady’s bird" in England. This name... Read more »
My Leg Hurts, La cambo me fai mau, is a well-known Provençal Christmas carol sung in the south of France. It was originally written by Micolau Sabòli (1614 – 1675) in Occitan, the language of the Troubadours. This is not a typical carol! It’s about a pilgrimage to see the new-born Jesus.... Read more »
Monique Palomares, who works with me on the French version of Mama Lisa’s World, wrote the following post about Carnival in Occitania, a region of southern France. Monique speaks Occitan, the language of the troubadours, and has shared many songs in Occitan on Mama Lisa’s World. Carnival in Southern France Carnival in Southern France Carnival celebrates... Read more »- Ai vist lo lop, lo rainard, la lèbre (I saw the wolf, the fox, the hare) is an old Occitan song. Occitan is the language of the troubadours. It’s still spoken in southern France, parts of Spain and Italy. Some sources believe the wolf, the fox and the hare in this song... Read more »
- Monique Palomares works with me on the French and Spanish versions of Mama Lisa’s World. She sent me some proverbs about March from different European countries in response to a post I did about Italian Proverbs about March. Here’s what Monique wrote… Here are some proverbs in Occitan, Catalan, French, Spanish, Portuguese and... Read more »
Guest blogger, Monique Palomares works with me on Mama Lisa?s World en français. Monique grew up speaking the Occitan language in southern France. Occitan was the language spoken by the troubadours – largely in southern France – but also in parts of Spain and Italy. Last week, Monique wrote about an Occitan Wedding Custom and Song... Read more »
Guest blogger, Monique Palomares works with me on Mama Lisa’s World en français. Monique grew up speaking the Occitan language in southern France. Occitan was the language spoken by the troubadours – largely in southern France – but also in parts of Spain and Italy. Recently, Peter emailed us asking about the lyrics of... Read more »- Here are some Carols you can find the lyrics and translations to and often an mp3, midi, score, YouTube video and French and Spanish Translations – just click the link to access them: Occitan Christmas Carols Nadal tindaire – Jingling Christmas – from Occitania Nadal tindaire – Jingling Christmas – Recording only – from Occitania Pastres, rintratz vòstrei tropèus... Read more »
- Here’s a short, pretty, Occitan poem to mark the start of Fall. Occitan is a language spoken in parts of southern France, Spain and Italy. It was the language of the troubadours. Monique Palomares, who works with me on Mama Lisa’s World en français, sent sent the poem to me. The poem was written... Read more »
RELATED LINKS
Paraulas en òc
(In English)
Presents more than 2,000 Occitan songs lyrics
Montpellier the Occitan
(In Occitan, French and English)
Website devoted to the city of Montpellier, its surroundings, and the Occitan language literature
Enseignement Occitan
(In Occitan and French)
Occitan Town
(In English and Occitan)
Traditional music from the County of Nice (France)
(In English)
Traditional music and dances from Southern France
