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Monique Lyr Add: Les filles des forges (7) ADD: Les filles des forges 19 Nov 20


I sang "Les filles des forges"

Lyrics:

LES FILLES DES FORGES

Digue, ding don, don, ce sont les filles des forges, (x2)
Des forges de Paimpont, digue ding dondaine,
Des forges de Paimpont, dingue ding dondon,

Digue, ding don, don, elles s'en vont à confesse (x2)
Au curé du canton, digue ding dondaine,
Au curé du canton, dingue ding dondon.

Digue, ding don, don, qu'avions-vous fait les filles, (x2)
Pour demander pardon, digue ding dondaine,
Pour demander pardon, dingue ding dondon ?

Digue, ding don, don, j'avions couru les bals (x2)
Et les jolis garçons, digue ding dondaine,
Et les jolis garçons, dingue ding dondon !

Digue, ding don, don, ma fille pour pénitence, (x2)
Nous nous embrasserons, digue ding dondaine,
Nous nous embrasserons, dingue ding dondon !

Digue, ding don, don, je n'embrasse point les prêtres, (x2)
Mais les jolis garçons, digue ding dondaine,
Qu'ont du poil au menton, dingue ding dondon !

Digue, ding don, don, ce sont les filles des forges, (x2)
Des forges de Paimpont, digue ding dondaine,
Des forges de Paimpont, dingue ding dondon !


English translation from Lyricstranslate (slightly edited)

Digue ding don, these are the girls from the forges,
The forges of Paimpont, digue ding dondaine,
The forges of Paimpont, dingue ding dondon,

Digue, ding don, they are going to confess themselves
To the vicar of the canton, digue ding dondaine,
To the vicar of the canton, dingue ding dondon.

Digue, ding don, don, what have you done, girls,
That you must ask forgiveness for it, digue ding dondaine,
That you must ask forgiveness for it, dingue ding dondon ?

Digue, ding, don, don, I have roamed in the balls,
And chased the pretty boys, digue ding dondaine,
And chased the pretty boys, dingue ding dondon !

Digue, ding don, my girl, as a penance,
We will kiss, digue ding dondaine,
We will kiss, dingue ding dondon !

Digue, ding don, don, I do not kiss the priests,
But the pretty boys, digue ding dondaine,
Who have hair on their chins, dingue ding dondon !

Digue ding don, these are the girls from the forges,
The forges of Paimpont, digue ding dondaine,
The forges of Paimpont, dingue ding dondon !

Tri Yann recording Tri Yann live (last tour, 2019/07/20).
In the live rendition, they sing "J'avions pris leur culotte / et eux notre bian jupon" = I took their breeches and they [took] our (=my) white petticoat.

Here you have the 1872 version collected by Adolphe Orain, the version he collected in 1884 and Tri Yann's version.


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