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Monique Origins: La Fille d'un Avocat/I Went to the Market (36) RE: Origins: La Fille d'un Avocat/I Went to the Market 28 Oct 20


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Source : La Loure, Chansons & musiques traditionnelles des marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, chant 6
Chanson recueillie en 2007 auprès de Roger Boyer de Saint-Germain-de-Varreville.
Remue tes canettes

Mon père me maria, remue tes canettes (bis)
Au fils d’un avocat, remue tes canettes à tour de bras
Au fils d’un avocat

La première nuit d’mes noces, remue tes canettes (bis)
La première nuit d’mes noces, remue tes canettes à tour de bras,
Avec lui je coucha.

Il me serra si fort, remue tes canettes (bis)
Il me serra si fort, remue tes canettes à tour de bras,
Si fort entre ses bras*

J’appelle la servante, remue tes canettes (bis)
J’appelle la servante, remue tes canettes à tour de bras,
Catherine, lève-toi

La mère qu’est aux écoutes, remue tes canettes (bis)
La mère qu’est aux écoutes, remue tes canettes à tour de bras,
Entend ce discours-là

Endure, endure, ma fille, remue tes canettes (bis)
Endure, endure, ma fille, remue tes canettes à tour de bras,
On n’en meurt pas pour ça

Et puis si tu en meurs, remue tes canettes (bis)
Et puis si tu en meurs, remue tes canettes à tour de bras,
Sur ta tombe on mettra

Ci-git une pucelle, remue tes canettes (bis)
Ci-git une pucelle, remue tes canettes à tour de bras,
Qui est morte en faisant ça

En faisant sa prière, remue tes canettes (bis)
En faisant sa prière, remue tes canettes à tour de bras,
Au pied d’ Saint Nicolas.
Move your Bobbins

My father married me off, move your bobbins (x2)
To a lawyer's son, move your bobbins with all your might,
To a lawyer's son.

On my first wedding night, move your bobbins (x2)
On my first wedding night, move your bobbins with all your might,
I slept with him.

He squeezed me so tight, move your bobbins (x2)
He squeezed me so tight, swirling your cans with all your might,
So tight in his arms.

I call the maid, move your bobbins (x2)
I call the maid, move your bobbins with all your might,
"Catherine, get up!"

The mother who is listening, move your bobbins (x2)
The mother who is listening, move your bobbins with all your might,
Hear that talk.

Endure, endure, daughter, move your bobbins (x2)
Endure, endure, daughter, move your bobbins with all your might,
One doesn't die of it

And then if you die, move your bobbins (x2)
And then if you die of it, move your bobbins with all your might,
On your grave we will write,

"Here lies a virgin, move your bobbins (x2)
Here lies a virgin, move your bobbins with all your might,
Who died making this/her

While making her prayer**, move your bobbins (x2)
While making her prayer, move your bobbins with all your might,
At Saint Nicolas's foot.
About "move the bobbins", there doesn't seem to be any explanation of the actual meaning or any further reference.
*Alternate line "Il m'a serré si fort / qu'il m'a cassé un bras" (He hold me so tight / he broke my arm).
**Same pun as in the versions above.


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