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Thread #400   Message #1650595
Posted By: Genie
17-Jan-06 - 09:40 PM
Thread Name: Req/ADD: French folk songs
Subject: Lyr: Le Renard Et Le Corbeau (The Fox & the Crow)
THANK you, Arthur!

That's the word: "ramure."

(I hope one of the Joe Clones can fix my post.)

It's been a long time since I've sung the song, much less actually looked at the printed lyrics. Being primarily an auditory processer and not being familiar with the word "ramure," all I could really remember was that the word meant "attire" and rhymed with "allentour" (which I'm not even sure I spelled right). I knew it wasn't "auteur" (author), but I think I was getting interference from that word and others in the song.

I had a feeling someone more fluent in French would quickly correct this mistake (any any others).   Thank you for refreshing my memory.

The line should read:
"Et si votre ramage egale votre ramure ..."