Song no. 13 from the collection Lei noé de San Pierre de l'année 1669, troisième cahier (Avignon, Pierre Offray, 1669) ; réédition Fr. Seguin, 1856, n° 22 by Nicolas Saboly (dates inconnues), published in 1669. Public domain. Source spelling: mistralienne, reproduced unchanged.
Text
English translation of the full text forthcoming.
Notes
This nouvè names six shepherds by name and calls them to leave their sheep and plows to come adore the Child, then teaches them step by step how to behave in the stable: kiss the Child's feet, stand aside in a corner to make room for the three kings soon to arrive. Nicolas Saboly uses the rondeau form and the concatenation device here, each verse's first line repeating the previous verse's last line. Published in 1669 in Lei noé de San Pierre; not to be confused with the similarly named nouvè Guihaume, Tòni, Pèire by frère Sérapion.
Notable words
| Provençal | French |
|---|---|
| araire | charrue légère, instrument de labour à traction animale |
| jas | bergerie, gîte de troupeau |
| caire | coin, recoin |
| debanaire | dévidoir (image du tournis) |
| amoulaire | rémouleur |
Glosses are given in French, as delivered by our lexicographic source; an English gloss is not yet available for these words.
Source: Nicolas Saboly, Lei noé de San Pierre de l'année 1669, troisième cahier (Avignon, Pierre Offray, 1669) ; réédition Fr. Seguin, 1856, n° 22, 1669, song no. 13. Public domain. Digitization: http://mtcn.free.fr/lyrics/toni-guihen-peiroun-antoine-guillaume-pierre.php?lng=fr. Transcription and formatting by Lingua Nostra.