| A la lu? | At the read? |
| e de la Saint-Jean,
| e of Saint John,
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| Un fermier qui se raclait des rentes
| A farmer scraping off rents
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| Dans le champ de mis? | In the field of put? |
| re des pauvres gens
| re poor people
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| Alla s’enqu?rir d’une servante.
| Went to ask about a servant.
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| Apr? | Apr? |
| s avoir hoch? | know how to hoch? |
| longtemps
| long time
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| Pour quatre paires de sabiots par an Avec la cro? | For four pairs of clogs a year With cro? |
| te, et puis le logement,
| you, and then housing,
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| Il fit embauche de la Julie,
| He hired Julie,
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| La Julie, qu'?tait si jolie…
| Julie, what was so pretty...
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| Il l’employa sans un brin de repos,
| He used it without a bit of rest,
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| Du fin matin? | Late morning? |
| la nuit grande,
| the big night,
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| A mener p? | To lead p? |
| turer les bestiaux
| kill cattle
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| Dans l’herbe d? | In the grass of |
| leud?e de la lande,
| leude of the moor,
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| Mais un soir qu’il ?tait tout joyeux
| But one evening he was all merry
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| D’avoir lich? | To have lich? |
| queuqu’s coups d’vin,
| a few shots of wine,
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| Il se sentit devenir amoureux
| He felt himself fall in love
|
| Et sauta dans le lit de la Julie,
| And jumped into Julie's bed,
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| La Julie, qu'?tait si jolie…
| Julie, what was so pretty...
|
| Depuis c’jour-l?, devenu fou d’amour,
| Since that day, gone mad with love,
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| Il t’y paya des amusettes,
| He bought you amusements there,
|
| Des affutiaux qu’l’orf?v' du bourg
| Of the affutiaux that the orf?v 'of the village
|
| Vous compte toujours des yeux d’la t? | Do you still count eyes of the t? |
| te Puis vendit br? | te Then sold br? |
| maill's et gen? | mail's and gen? |
| ts,
| ts,
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| Vendit sa lande et son troupet
| Sold his moor and his troop
|
| A seule fin de s’faire des jaunets
| For the sole purpose of making yellowets
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| Pour mettre dans le bas blanc de la Julie,
| To put in Julie's white stocking,
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| La Julie, qu'?tait si jolie…
| Julie, what was so pretty...
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| Si bien qu’un coup qu’il eut plus rien,
| So that suddenly he had nothing left,
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| Il eut vendu jusqu'? | He would have sold up to |
| sa ferme,
| his farm,
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| A’l’mit dehors au vent du chemin
| A'l put out to the wind of the road
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| Comme un gars qui pai' plus son terme,
| Like a guy who pays more than his term,
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| Mais ce jour-l?, c'?tait la Saint-Jean.
| But that day was Saint John's Day.
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| Pour quatre paires de sabiots par an Avec la cro? | For four pairs of clogs a year With cro? |
| te et puis le logement,
| you and then housing,
|
| Il s’embaucha chez la Julie,
| He hired himself at Julie's,
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| La Julie, qu'?tait si jolie… | Julie, what was so pretty... |