Song no. 30 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
This dialogue song portrays a young girl sick with love who consults, in turn, her sister, her brother, her father, and her aunt to find a remedy. Only the aunt, with humour, guesses the real ailment and offers the expected remedy, a suitor, closing the song on a playful note. The cumulative structure and the refrain "Pauro doulento" make it a typical evening gathering song from the repertoire of young women.
Notable words
| Provençal | French |
|---|---|
| marauto | malade, souffrante |
| doulento | douloureuse, dolente |
| bastoun | bâton |
| couvent | couvent |
| galant | amoureux, prétendant |
| tourmento | tourmente |
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. 30. Public domain. Digitization: https://archive.org/details/chantspopulaire00arbagoog. Transcription and formatting by Lingua Nostra.