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Posted By: Monique
17-Jan-11 - 08:03 AM
Thread Name: The French 'Voice of the People' set
Subject: RE: The French 'Voice of the People' set
This one still has a copyright
O LA RICCHEZZA DI LA SO MAMMUCCIA
(Corsican)

O la ricchezza di la so mammuccia
U me figliolu tisoru di mè
A ninninanna digià t'abbiuccia
Chjodi i to ochji chì veghju per tè.

In celu luce tamanta una stella
U rusignolu hà cantatu dighjà
A luna hè tonda pare una bastella
L'anghjuli in celu a si volenu manghjà.

In li castagni ci sò tanti nidi
È l'acellucci sò tutti à dormì
A lucciulella fighjula è po ridi
È la so mamma hè cuntenta cusì.

Sottu la scala i piulelli sò fitti
Ùn ne finiscenu più di piulà
Ma s'elli ùn volenu micca stà zitti
A nostra cioccia li s'hà da lacà.

In un castellu eu socu una fata
Hè tantu bella è ti vol tantu bè.
Tanta ricchezza è tanta rinnumata
L'aghju dighjà cummandata per tè.

Più tardi quand'è tù serai maiore
Una regina ti vurrà spusà
U me geraniu di centu culori
U me figliolu, bijou di Mammà !
YOU, THE WEALTH OF YOUR LITTLE MOMMY


You, wealth of your little mommy,
My son, treasure of mine,
This lullaby lulls you to sleep.
Close your eyes for I keep watch upon you.

In the sky a huge star is shining,
The nightingale already sang,
The moon is round and looks like a pie (1)
The angels in the sky would want to eat it.

In the chestnut trees, there are so many nests
And all the birdies are asleep,
The firefly looks and smiles,
Their mommy is happy like this/this way.

Under the stairs, the chicks are squeezed
They don't stop tweeting,
But if they don't want to hush,
Our mother hen is going to leave them.

I know a fairy in a castle,
She's so beautiful and loves you so.
I ordered her great wealth
And great fame for you.

Later, when you're older
A queen will want to marry you,
My hundred colored geranium,
My son, your mommy's jewel.
(1) A "bastella" (video) is a pie made with two layers of pastry (with regular pie crust or with puff pastry) filled with a mixture of onions and herbs

You can hear the recording here

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