Song no. 31 from the collection Chants populaires de la Provence by Damase Arbaud (1814-1876), published in 1862. Public domain. The text follows Arbaud's own spelling, which predates the Félibrige standard, and is reproduced unchanged.
Text
English translation of the full text forthcoming.
Notes
A wedding song describing the rites of a painfully shy bride, unable to choose her own gifts or dress herself, led by the hand through each stage of the celebration: shopping, mass, the wedding meal, the dance, and finally the nuptial chamber. Arbaud notes that the diamond mentioned was in fact an imitation garnet worn by the simplest peasant girls, while a gold chain was reserved for the daughters of wealthier households.
Notable words
| Provençal | French |
|---|---|
| tannur | tanneur |
| vergougnouso | honteuse, timide |
| endienos | indiennes, étoffes imprimées |
| orfevro | orfèvre |
| viourouns | violons |
| descaussado | déchaussée |
Glosses are given in French, as delivered by our lexicographic source; an English gloss is not yet available for these words.
Source: Damase Arbaud, Chants populaires de la Provence, 1862, song no. 31. Public domain. Digitization: https://archive.org/details/chantspopulaire00arbagoog. Transcription and formatting by Lingua Nostra.