Dròm nine
This song is in the Gascon dialect.
Dròm nine
Sleep, Baby Boy
Lullaby
Lullaby
(Occitan)
(English)
Dròm nine,
Dròm plan,
Dròm nine,
Dinc a doman.
Lo papà es a boiar,
La mamà es a guidar,
Lo chicoi es a gardar,
La sorreta n'es en dança,
Dessús lo pont de Talança.
Sopeta de choina
Au ser te haran.
Som-som,
Vène, vène, vène,
Som-som,
Vène, vène donc !
Sleep, baby boy,
Sleep well,
Sleep, baby boy
Till tomorrow.
Daddy is ploughing
Mommy is guiding [the oxen]
The youngest is watching [the herd]
The young sister is dancing
On the Talence bridge.
A little soup of bread
They'll make for you.
Sleep-sleep,
Come, come, come,
Sleep-sleep
Come, do come!
Notes
Another version:
Dròm nine,
Dròm plan,
Dròm nine,
Dinc a doman.
Lo papà es a boiar,
La mamà es a guidar,
Lo jair es a gardar,
Chichò a dansar,
So pont de Talar.
Sopina de choina
Au ser ti harà.
Som-som,
Vène, vène, vène,
Som-som,
Vène, vène donc !
English Translation
Sleep, baby boy,
Sleep well,
Sleep, baby boy
Till tomorrow.
Daddy is ploughing
Mommy is guiding [the oxen]
Your brother is watching [the herd]
Your big sister is dancing
On the Talar bridge.
Little soup of bread
She'll make for you.
Sleep-sleep,
Come, come, come,
Sleep-sleep
Come, do come!
You can listen to a short excerpt of this song here.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Monique Palomares.
