Christmas Carol

Christmas Carol

(Occitan)

(English)

Li a proun de gènt
Que van en roumavage,
Li a proun de gènt
Que van en Betelèn.
Li vole ana,
Ai quàsi proun courage :
Li vole ana,
S'ieu pode camina.

Refrin
La cambo me fai mau,
Bouto sello, bouto sello ;
La cambo me fai mau,
Bouto sello à moun chivau.

Tous li bergié
Qu'èron sus la mountagno,
Tous li bergié
An vist un messagié
Que li a crida :
Metès-vous en campagno!
Que li a crida :
Lou Fiéu de Diéu es na!

(Refrin)

En aquest tèm
Li fèbre soun pas sano ;
En aquest tèm
Li fèbre valon rèn ;
Ai endura
Uno fèbre quartano,
Ai endura
Senso me rancura.

(Refrin)

Un gros pastras
Que fai la catamiaulo,
Un gros pastras
S'envai au pichot pas ;
S'èi revira,
Au brut de ma paraulo ;
S'èi revira,
Li ai di de m'espera.

(Refrin)

Aquéu palot
Descausso si sabato,
Aquéu palot
S'envai au grand galop ;
Mai, se'n cop l'ai,
lé dounarai la grato,
Mai, se'n cop l'ai,
Iéu lou tapoutarai.

(Refrin)

Ai un roussin
Que volo dessus terro,
Ai un roussin
Que manjo lou camin !
L'ai achata
D'un que vèn de la guerro :
L'ai achata,
Cinq escut de pata.

(Refrin)

Quand aurai vist
Lou Fiéu de Diéu lou Paire,
Quand aurai vist
Lou Rèi de Paradis,
E quand aurai
Felicila sa maire
E quand aurai
Fa tout ço que déurrai,

Refrin:
N'aurai plus ges de mau,
Bouto seIlo, bouto selIo,
N'aurai plus ges de mau,
Bouto sello à moun chivau.

There are many people
Who go on a pilgrimage,
There are many people
Who go to Bethlehem.
I want to go there,
I almost have enough courage,
I want to go there
If I can walk.

Chorus:
My leg hurts,
Saddle up, saddle up,
My leg hurts,
Saddle up my horse.

All the shepherds
Who were on the mountain,
All the shepherds
Saw a messenger
Who shouted to them:
Get going!
Who shouted to them:
The Son of God was born!

(Chorus)

These days,
Fevers are not healthy
These days,
The fevers are very bad
I suffered
From a quartan* fever
I suffered
Without complaining.

(Chorus)

A fat shepherd
Acting like a hypocrite,
A fat shepherd
Going slowly,
He looked back
When he heard me talk,
He looked back
I told him to wait for me.

(Chorus)

This lout
Takes his shoes off,
This lout
Runs forward,
But if I catch up with him
He'll get his due,
But if I catch up with him
I'll punch him.

(Chorus)

I have a steed
That flies over the earth
I have a steed
That tears up the road!
I bought it
From someone back from the war
I bought it,
For five copper crowns**.

(Chorus)

When I have seen
God the Father's Son,
When I have seen
The King of Paradise,
And when I have
Congratulated his mother
And when I have
Done all that I must.

Final Chorus:
I won't have any pain,
Saddle up, saddle up,
I won't have any pain,
Saddle up my horse.