Un jambon de Mayence
The translation is singable.
Un jambon de Mayence
A Big Ham from Mainz City
Chanson pour compter
Counting Song
(French)
(English)
Un jambon de Mayence
Tiens, ça commence déjà bien,
Nous allons faire bombance
À ce festin où il ne manquera rien
Car j'aperçois…
Deux jambons de Mayence
Tiens, ça commence déjà bien,
Nous allons faire bombance
À ce festin où il ne manquera rien
Car j'aperçois…
Trois jambons de Mayence
Tiens, ça commence déjà bien,
Nous allons faire bombance
À ce festin où il ne manquera rien
Car j'aperçois…
Quatr' jambons de Mayence
Tiens, ça commence déjà bien,
Nous allons faire bombance
À ce festin où il ne manquera rien
Car j'aperçois…
Cinq jambons de Mayence
Tiens, ça commence déjà bien,
Nous allons faire bombance
À ce festin où il ne manquera rien
Car j'aperçois…
Six jambons de Mayence
Tiens, ça commence déjà bien,
Nous allons faire bombance
À ce festin où il ne manquera rien
Car j'aperçois…
Sept jambons de Mayence
Tiens, ça commence déjà bien,
Nous allons faire bombance
À ce festin où il ne manquera rien
Car j'aperçois…
Huit jambons de Mayence
Tiens, ça commence déjà bien,
Nous allons faire bombance
À ce festin où il ne manquera rien
Car j'aperçois…
Neuf jambons de Mayence
Tiens, ça commence déjà bien,
Nous allons faire bombance
À ce festin où il ne manquera rien
Car j'aperçois…
Dix jambons de Mayence
Tiens, ça commence déjà bien,
Nous allons faire bombance
À ce festin où il ne manquera rien
Car j'aperçois…
Onze… douze… treize…
A big ham from Mainz city
Hey, it's already starting well,
We are going to have a great feast
Nothing will be missing from what we'll eat
Because I glimpse…
Two big hams from Mainz city
Hey, it's already starting well,
We are going to have a great feast
Nothing will be missing from what we'll eat
Because I glimpse…
Three big hams from Mainz city
Hey, it's already starting well,
We are going to have a great feast
Nothing will be missing from what we'll eat
Because I glimpse…
Four big hams from Mainz city
Hey, it's already starting well,
We are going to have a great feast
Nothing will be missing from what we'll eat
Because I glimpse…
Five big hams from Mainz city
Hey, it's already starting well,
We are going to have a great feast
Nothing will be missing from what we'll eat
Because I glimpse…
Six big hams from Mainz city
Hey, it's already starting well,
We are going to have a great feast
Nothing will be missing from what we'll eat
Because I glimpse…
Seven big hams from Mainz city
Hey, it's already starting well,
We are going to have a great feast
Nothing will be missing from what we'll eat
Because I glimpse…
Eight big hams from Mainz city
Hey, it's already starting well,
We are going to have a great feast
Nothing will be missing from what we'll eat
Because I glimpse…
Nine big hams from Mainz city
Hey, it's already starting well,
We are going to have a great feast
Nothing will be missing from what we'll eat
Because I glimpse…
Ten big hams from Mainz city
Hey, it's already starting well,
We are going to have a great feast
Nothing will be missing from what we'll eat
Because I glimpse…
Eleven… twelve… thirteen…
Notes
You can listen to this song here.
Comments
Monique said, "It's the way I learned it in Summer camp many years ago. There are other versions with slightly different lyrics and/or tunes."
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translation by Monique Palomares.
