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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Lai maoh Mairiee
Language: Bourguignon 
Mon pèïhre tô m'ai mariai,
El a tan de no-z-en aulai !
M'ai mairiai bé tristieuman.
Aillon no-z-en !
El a tan de no-z-en aulai :
Lai nèïh no pran.

Oil, dan l'âche ai m'ai enfreumai,
El a tan de no-z-en en aulai !
E m'ai enfreumai bé seuvan.
Aillon no-z-en !
El a tan de no-z-en aulai :
Lai nèïh no pran.

E m'y lassô lontan pieurai,
El a tan de no-z-en aulai !
Lontan pieurai cruaohleman.
Aillon no-z-en !
El a tan de no-z-en aulai :
Lai nèïh no pran.

Ai lai gran foire è s'ai saôhvai,
El a tan de no-z-en aulai !
E s'ai saôhvai bé fo jeuran.
Aillon no-z-en !
El a tan de no-z-en aulai:
Lai nèïh no pran.

Ma é n'en ai ran répotai,
El a tan de no-z-en aulai!
Ran répotai de bé piaisan.
Aillon no-z-en !
El a tan de no-z-en aulai:
Lai nèïh no pran.

O bonne mo, tan mèïh lé brai!
El a tan de no-z-en aulai !
Té brai ! qui me jeute dedan !
Aillon no-z-en !
E a tan de no-z-en aulai :
Lai nèïh no pran.

Quan lai vieulaite fieurirai,
El a tan de no-z-en aulai !
fieurirai au premèïh bea tan.
Aillon no-z-en !
El a tan de no-z-en aulai :
Lai nèïh no pran.

Dzeeuh lai grant harbe i dreumirai,
El a tan de no-z-en aulai !
I dreumirai po bé lontan !...
Aillon no-z-en !
El a tan de no-z-en aulai :
Lai nèïh no pran.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 17th or 18th century ) , collected in the village of Gemeaux by Charles Bigame (1825-1911) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Maurice Emmanuel (1862 - 1938), "Lai maoh Mairiee", 1913 [voice and orchestra], from Trente Chansons Bourguignonnes [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
Line count: 48
Word count: 230

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