Lyrics - Occitan
(Gaston III Fébus, 1331-1391, Occitania)
Dejós ma fenèstra,
I a un aucelon
Tota la nuèch canta,
Canta sa cançon.
Refrain
Se canta, que cante,
Canta pas per ieu,
Canta per ma mia
Qu’es al luènh de ieu.
Aquelas montanhas
Que tan nautas son,
M’empachan de veire
Mas amors ont son. Refrain
Baissatz-vos, montanhas,
Planas, levatz-vos,
Per que pòsca veire
Mas amors ont son. Refrain
Aquelas montanhas
Tant s’abaissarà n,
Que mas amoretas
Se raprocharà n. Refrain
English Translation – If it sings
Outside my window,
There is a little bird
It sings all night
It sings its song.
Refrain
If it sings, let it sing,
It’s not singing for me,
It sings for my love
Who’s far away from me.
Those mountains
That are so high
Keep me from seeing
Where are my love. Refrain
Lay down, o mountains,
Rise up, o plains,
So I may see
Where are my love. Refrain
Those mountains
Will lay down so low
That my dear love
Will come closer. Refrain
See also
- Country: Occitania
- Subject: singing
- Harmony: chords I & V
- Melody: D,G,A,B,C
- Meter: 3
- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: drmfs
- info about the song
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody