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Thread #87433   Message #1633552
Posted By: Jim Dixon
23-Dec-05 - 01:29 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Flames of Hell (Cajun song by Joel Savoy)
Subject: Lyr Add: LES FLAMMES D'ENFER / THE FLAMES OF HELL
In French, it's known as LES FLAMMES D'ENFER, and under that title, it's been recorded by The Balfa Brothers, Beausoleil, Michael Doucet, Austin Pitre, Zachary Richard, Jo-El Sonnier, and many others. Sometimes it's called traditional, sometimes it's attributed to Austin Pitre, sometimes to Michael Doucet, and sometimes to Floyd Soileau.

Here are some lyrics from the web site of an all-female band called Les Femmes D'Enfer:

LES FLAMMES D'ENFER
(Austin Pitre)

O 'tite tante, priez pour moi.
Priez pour moi, sauvez mon âme.
Moi, j'suis condamné pour les flammes d'enfer, 'tite tante.
Priez pour moi, sauvez mon âme.

Quand j'va mourir, enterre moi pas,
Enterre moi pas dans la cimitière.
Mais, enterre moi dans la coin d'la court, 'tite tante,
La coin de la court, chez ton papa.

THE FLAMES OF HELL

Oh, little aunt, pray for me.
Pray for me, save my soul.
I'm condemned to the flames of hell, little aunt.
Pray for me, save my soul.

When I die, don't bury me,
Don't bury me in the cemetery.
Please bury me in the corner of the yard,
The corner of the yard at your papa's house.