Song no. 2 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
A young woman secretly confesses her love for a mountain woodcutter, despite her grandmother's disapproval of a suitor she judges too poor. She describes her emotion when she sees him coming down with his bundle of wood, their meetings by the well and at the table, and her resolve to reach him despite the obstacles. The tone is intimate and confiding, carried by a woman's voice owning her own choice.
Notable words
| Provençal | French |
|---|---|
| bouscatié | bûcheron |
| calignaire | amoureux, prétendant |
| redorto | harte, lien de fagot |
| entravadis | obstacles, entraves |
| roumpido | novale, terre nouvellement défrichée |
| mesado | mois |
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. 2. Public domain. Digitization: https://biblio.cieldoc.com/libre/integral/libr0278.pdf. Transcription and formatting by Lingua Nostra.