LO CASTÈU DE PERPINHAN (Occitan - Provençal)
Au camin de Perpinhan (x2)
Cu l'i perde, cu l'i ganha,
Tra de ran la, de ran la, lo gue!
Cu l'i perde, cu l'i ganha.
Ieu l'i_ai jamai rèn ganhat
Que l'i_ai perdut ma companha…
La siáu anada cercar
Au plus aut de la montanha
Mai ieu, l'i_ai rèn rescontrat
Qu'un castèu cubèrt de sanha
L'i_aviá tres damas dedins
Totei tres s'apèlan Joana
M'an convidat de sopar
E de cochar dins sa chambra
De sopar, si soparai
De cochar me n'en chau gaire
Cocharai au pè dau fuec
Sus un paqueton de palha
Quand ne'n ven la mieja-nuech
Lo fuec s'es mes a la palha;
Oh, servanta, leva-te
Vese lo soleu que raia!
Non, ne'n es pas lo soleu
Que treluse dins la sala
Es leis braias dau galant
Que flamián ambe la palha
Oh servanta, cocha-te
Laissa flamiar çò que flamba
S'aguèsse cochat 'me ieu
Auriá pas brutlat sei braias!
Ata, pèr ma fistra, non
Amo mai anar sens braias!
Que maugrabieu, lo fotrau!
Qu'ama mai anar sens braias | THE CASTLE OF PERPINHAN
On Perpinhan way/road,
He who loses there, he who wins there
Tran de ran la, de ran la, lo gue!
He who loses there, he who wins there.
I never won anything there
I lost my companion
I went to look for her
At the top of the mountain
But I didn't find anything
But a castle roofed with reeds
There were three ladies inside,
All three called Joan
They invited me to dine
And to sleep in their bedroom
To dine, yes, I will,
To sleep, I don't care much,
I'll sleep by the fireplace
On a bunch of straw
When midnight came
The straw was set on fire
Oh, servant, get up,
I see the sun shine
No, it's not the sun
That shines in the room
It's the young man's breeches
That blaze with the straw
Oh, servant, stay in bed
Let what blazes blaze
If he'd slept with me
He wouldn't have burned his breeches!
Really, my word, no!
I'd rather go without breeches!
The plague on the idiot
Who prefers to go without breeches |