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Thread #169209   Message #4105527
Posted By: Monique
10-May-21 - 01:47 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Mudcat singaround songs NOT in English
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mudcat singaround songs NOT in English
LA FINFORLETA (Occitan)

La petosa ame lo rigaud
Parlavan de se maridar,
La finforleta*,
La petosa ame lo rigaud
Parlavan de se maridar,
La finforlà.

Ara maridats que ne siam
Coma farem per manjar
La finforleta,
Ara maridats que ne siam
Coma farem per manjar
La finforlà.

Se ne van trobar la Guirlan**
Sus son còu i a un sac de blat,
La finforleta
Se ne van trobar la Guirlan
Sus son còu i a un sac de blat,
La finforlà.

Ara de manjar que n'avèm
Coma farem per dançar
La finforleta,
Ara de manjar que n'avèm
Coma farem per dançar
La finforlà.

Se ne van trobar lo rat
Que lei venga violonar
La finforleta,
Se ne van trobar lo rat
Que lei venga violonar
La finforlà.

Ara de dançar que n'avèm
Coma farem per cochar,
La finforleta,
Ara de dançar que n'avèm
Coma farem per cochar,
La finforlà.

Se ne van trobar lo palhièr
Que lei forniga un bon lièch,
La finforleta,
Se ne van trobar lo palhièr
Que lei forniga un bon lièch,
La finforlà.
LA FINFORLETA

The wren and the robin
Were talking of getting married,
La finforleta,
The wren and the robin
Were talking of getting married,
La finforla.

Now that we're married,
How will we manage to eat?
La finforleta,
Now that we're married,
How will we manage to eat?
La finforla.

They go to meet "Guirlan"
On her neck there's a bag of wheat,
La finforleta
They go to meet "Guirlan"
On her neck there's a bag of wheat,
La finforla.

Now that we have food to eat,
How will we manage to dance?
La finforleta,
Now that we have food to eat,
How will we manage to dance?
La finforla.

They go to meet the rat
For it to come and play the violin,
La finforleta,
They go to meet the rat
For it to come and play the violin,
La finforla.

Now that we have dancing
How will we manage to sleep?
La finforleta,
Now that we have dancing
How will we manage to sleep?
La finforla.

They go to meet the hayloft
For it to provide them a good bed,
La finforleta,
They go to meet the hayloft
For it to provide them a good bed,
La finforla

*La finforleta and la finforla have no meaning.
**Nobody knows what/who "Guirlan" is/was

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