Song no. 1 from the collection Li Cant dóu terraire by Charloun Rieu (1846-1924), published in 1897. Public domain in France since 1995.
Text
English translation of the full text forthcoming.
Notes
Charloun Rieu mourns his mule Roubin, sold for ten crowns to a hook-nosed stranger. He recalls scenes of ploughing and threshing where the animal seemed to understand his very thoughts, and measures how empty the stable and fields now feel without him. The tune, borrowed "from the Sologne", carries this rural lament. The tone is one of tender regret, tinged with bitterness at how quickly men forget kindness.
Notable words
| Provençal | French |
|---|---|
| caraco | homme au type gitan, errant |
| margai | mors du harnais (forme dont le sens précis reste incertain) |
| bauco | herbe, fourrage |
| sadou | content, rassasié |
| boumian | bohémien, vagabond (forme non attestée dans nos dictionnaires, traduite au sens courant) |
| eissado | houe |
| batudo | battage du grain |
| gres | lande pierreuse |
Glosses are given in French, as delivered by our lexicographic source; an English gloss is not yet available for these words.
Source: Charloun Rieu, Li Cant dóu terraire, 1897, song no. 1. Public domain. Digitization: https://biblio.cieldoc.com/libre/integral/libr0278.pdf. Transcription and formatting by Lingua Nostra.