| C'était une jeune fille
| She was a young girl
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| Qui voulait faire moudre son grain tiguedin (bis)
| Who wanted to grind his tiguedin grain (twice)
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| Oh! | Oh! |
| elle prit son sac à moudre et s’en va au moulin
| she took her bag to grind and went to the mill
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| Ti-guedi-guedi-guedin Canada tourna
| Ti-guedi-guedi-guedin Canada turned
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| Ah oui, ah! | Ah yes, ah! |
| fit l’enfant, tout-ci, tout-ça
| said the child, all this, all that
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| Ti ta ti … Ti ta ti …
| Ti ta ti... Ti ta ti...
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| Nous sommes en train de moudre
| We are grinding
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| Nous sommes en train de moudre (bis)
| We are grinding (repeat)
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| Elle prit son sac à moudre
| She took her bag to grind
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| Et s’en va au moulin tiguedin (bis)
| And goes to the tiguedin mill (twice)
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| Oh! | Oh! |
| beau meunier, beau meunier, voudrais-tu moudre mon grain?
| handsome miller, handsome miller, would you grind my grain?
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| Ti-guedi-guedi-guedin Canada tourna
| Ti-guedi-guedi-guedin Canada turned
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| Beau meunier, beau meunier
| Handsome miller, handsome miller
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| Voudrais-tu moudre mon grain tiguedin? | Would you like to grind my tiguedin grain? |
| (bis)
| (bis)
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| La belle s’est endormie, oh! | Beauty has fallen asleep, oh! |
| su’l tic tac du moulin
| su'l tic tac du moulin
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| Ti-guedi-guedi-guedin Canada turned
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| La belle s’est endormie
| Beauty has fallen asleep
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| Su’l tic tac du moulin tiguedin (bis)
| Su'l tic tac du moulin tiguedin (bis)
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| Quand elle s’est réveillée, oh! | When she woke up, oh! |
| son p’tit sac était plein
| his little bag was full
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| Ti-guedi-guedi-guedin Canada tourna
| Ti-guedi-guedi-guedin Canada turned
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| Quand elle s’est réveilllée
| When she woke up
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| Son p’tit sac était plein tiguedin (bis)
| His little bag was full tiguedin (twice)
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| Oh! | Oh! |
| que va dire ma mère de voir mon p’tit sac plein
| what will my mother say to see my little bag full
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| Ti-guedi-guedi-guedin Canada turned
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| Oh! | Oh! |
| que va dire ma mère
| what will my mother say
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| De voir mon p’tit sac plein tiguedin (bis)
| To see my little bag full tiguedin (twice)
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| Tu diras à ta mère que c’est du sarrasin | You tell your mother it's buckwheat |