Ai rescontrat ma mia
Ai rescontrat ma mia
I Met My Beloved
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Occitan)
(English)
Ai rescontrat ma mia diluns
Que se n'anava vendre de fum.
Luns fum, tòu!
Entòrna-te ma mia, entòrna-te que plòu. (2còps)
Ai rescontrat ma mia dimarç
Que se n'anava vendre de lard.
Març lard, luns fum, tòu!
Entòrna-te ma mia…
Ai rescontrat ma mia dimècres
Que se n'anava vendre de lèbre.
Mècres lèbre, març lard, luns fum, tòu!
Entòrna-te ma mia…
…. Dijòus…. De buòu
Jòus, buòu, mècres lèbre….
…. Divendres….de cendre
vendres cendre, jòus buòu…
….dissabte….de pasta
sabte, pasta, vendres cendre…
…dimenge…de penche
menge penche, sabte pasta…
… un jorn…de flors…
…un mes….de pes…
…un an….de pan…
I met my beloved on Monday
She was going to sell smoke
Monday, smoke, tòu*
Get back, my beloved, get back: it's raining (twice)
I met my beloved on Tuesday
She was going to sell bacon
Tuesday bacon, Monday smoke, tòu!
Get back, my beloved…
I met my beloved on Wednesday
She was going to sell hare
Wednesday hare, Tuesday bacon, Monday smoke, tòu
Get back, my beloved.
….Thursday….beef
Thursday beef, Wednesday hare…
….Friday… ashes
Friday ashes, Thursday beef…
….Saturday… dough…
Saturday dough, Friday ashes…
….Sunday….combs
Sunday combs, Saturday dough…
….a day….flowers
…a month….peas
….a year….bread…
Notes
*Pronounced like "tow".
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for contributing and translating this song, for the score, the midi and the mp3 music.
Mercé plan!
