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Posted By: Monique
17-Feb-25 - 02:11 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Mudcat singaround songs NOT in English
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mudcat singaround songs NOT in English
LES TROIS MAÇONS JOLIS (French)

C'est trois maçons jolis de leur pays s'en vont (x2)
De leur pays s'en vont tous trois plein d'assurance
Avec le cœur joyeux de faire leur tour de France

Le plus jeune des trois savait bien travailler
Savait bien travailler rapide à son ouvrage
Il a bien su gagner le cœur de sa Picarde

La Picarde lui dit "C'est toi maçon joli
C'est toi maçon joli qui taille bien la pierre
Soulève mon jupon tu verras ma carrière"

Le gars n'y a pas manqué son jupon a levé
Son jupon a levé aussi sa chemise fine
Il s'est mis à tailler dans la pierre la plus fine

Au bout de six semaines, grand mal de cœur la prend
Grand mal de cœur la prend, aussi grande souffrance
Fallut le médecin pour calmer la patiente

"C'est un maçon joli qui a couché dans mon lit
Qui a couché dans mon lit et troublé ma fontaine
Et moi pauvre fillette je reste dans les peines"
THE THREE PRETTY/HANDSOME STONEMASONS

These are three pretty stonemasons from their country they are leaving (x2)
From their country all three are leaving full of confidence
With the joyful heart of doing their tour of France

The youngest of the three knew how to work well
Knew how to work well, rapid at his work
He succeeded well in winning the heart of his Picardy girl

The Picardy girl said to him "It's you pretty stonemason
It's you pretty stonemason who cut stone well,
Lift my petticoat and you'll see my quarry"

The young man didn't fail, her petticoat he lifted
Her petticoat he lifted, her fine shirt too
He started to cut the finest stone

After six weeks, a great heartache takes her
A great heartache takes her, also a great suffering
The doctor had to calm/relieve the patient

"It's a pretty stonemason who slept in my bed
Who slept in my bed and muddied my fountain*
And I, poor little girl, stay in pain"
*to have one's fountain/water muddied meant to have lost one's virginity.

Recording by Gabriel Yacoub
John Wright recorded in St Laurent festival in 1974.
Recording by Renée Faure on a different tune

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