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Thread #169209   Message #4220449
Posted By: Monique
07-Apr-25 - 02:17 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Mudcat singaround songs NOT in English
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mudcat singaround songs NOT in English
AI RESCONTRAT MA MIA DILUNS (Occitan)

Ai rescontrat ma mia diluns
Que se n'anava vendre de fum.
Luns fum, tòu*!
Entòrna-te ma mia, entòrna-te que plòu. (2còps)

Ai rescontrat ma mia dimars
Que se n'anava vendre de lard.
Mars lard, luns fum, tòu!
Entòrna-te ma mia…

…dimècres… de lèbre.
Mècres lèbre, mars lard, luns fum, tòu!

…. dijòus…. de buòu
Jòus, buòu, mècres lèbre….

…. divendres….de cendre
vendres cendre, jòus buòu…

….dissabte….de pasta
sabte, pasta, vendres cendre…

…dimenge…de penche
menge penche, sabte pasta…

… un jorn…de flors…

…un mes….de pes…

…un an….de pan…
I MET MY BELOVED/SWEETHEART ON MONDAY

I met my beloved/sweetheart on Monday
She was going to sell smoke
Monday, smoke, tòu*
Get back, my beloved/sweetheart, get back: it's raining (twice)

I met my beloved/sweetheart on Tuesday
She was going to sell bacon/pork fat
Tuesday bacon, Monday smoke, tòu!
Get back, my beloved/sweetheart…

…Wednesday …hare,
Wednesday hare, Tuesday bacon, Monday smoke, tòu

….Thursday….beef
Thursday beef, Wednesday hare…

….Friday… ashes
Friday ashes, Thursday beef…

….Saturday… dough…
Saturday dough, Friday ashes…

….Sunday….combs
Sunday combs, Saturday dough…

….a day….flowers

…a month….peas

….a year….bread…
*tòu has no meaning.
In another version, she's going to sell spindles ("fus") on Monday -which makes more sense- and rags ("fatas") on Saturday.

Live rendition here with explanations in French.
Another live rendition
We have a sheet music on Mama Lisa's World and you can hear the first 3 verses sung.

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