A LA TOR DE MARMANDA
Occitan (Gascon)
A la tor de Marmanda
Bèth presonèr i avè
Landerideta
Beth presonèr i avè
Landeridèr.
Arrès non l'i va véder
Véder ni visitèr.
Senon la bèra Jana,
La hilha deu jaulièr.
Era li pòrta a béver
A béver e a minjèr.
"Digatz, Jana, m'aimia
Que s'i conda de moèr?"
"Non s'i conda auta causa
Galant, morir calè"
"Puishque cau que jo morí
Ça'i, desliga'm lo pè"
Autanlèu qui 'sté libre
Dehens l'aiga sautè.
A la primèr' ondada,
Tant pregond s'afoncèc.
A la segond' ondada
De l'aiga ne sortèc
Quand siè sus l'autra riba
Per Joaneta cantèc
E tant urós de viure,
Cent potons li mandèc | IN THE TOWER OF MARMANDA
In the tower of Marmanda (Marmande in French)
There was a handsome prisoner. Landerideta
There was a handsome prisoner
Landerider
Nobody would go see him,
See him nor visit him either.
But the beautiful Jane,
The keeper's daughter.
She would bring him drink,
Drink and food.
"Tell me, Jane, my dear,
What do they tell about me?"
"They don't talk about anything but that
You, my handsome boy, must die"
"Since I must die,
Set my foot free"
As soon as he was free,
He jumped into the water.
At the first wave,
He went very deep,
At the second wave
He went out of the water
When he was on the other shore
For Joaneta he sang.
And so happy to be alive
A hundred kisses he sent her |