AI RESCONTRAT MA MIA DILUNS (Occitan) 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 dimars Que se n'anava vendre de lard. Mars lard, luns fum, tòu! Entòrna-te ma mia… …dimècres… de lèbre. Mècres lèbre, mars lard, luns fum, tòu! …. 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/SWEETHEART ON MONDAY I met my beloved/sweetheart on Monday She was going to sell smoke Monday, smoke, tòu* Get back, my beloved/sweetheart, get back: it's raining (twice) I met my beloved/sweetheart on Tuesday She was going to sell bacon/pork fat Tuesday bacon, Monday smoke, tòu! Get back, my beloved/sweetheart… …Wednesday …hare, Wednesday hare, Tuesday bacon, Monday smoke, tòu ….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…

*tòu has no meaning.
In another version, she's going to sell spindles ("fus") on Monday -which makes more sense- and rags ("fatas") on Saturday.

Live rendition here with explanations in French.
Another live rendition
We have a sheet music on Mama Lisa's World and you can hear the first 3 verses sung.

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