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La jeune mariée

©1983
Marie-Lynn Hammond


Sound Clip

français

quand j’étais jeune mariée
di de laï don
mon mari m’a dit
viens ici t’coucher
pis neuf mois plus tard
voilà un p’tit bébé
c’est une fille? ben oui
pas un garçon? ben non
di de laï don
pis faut choisir son nom
pis faut l’appeler Marie queq’chose

Marie-Cécile c’est un bon nom
appelle-la donc Marie-Cécile

Marie-Cécile di de laï don
Marie-Yvonne, Marie-Colette
Marie-Thérèse, Marie-Madeleine

(et finalement)
encore une fille? ben non!
c’est un garçon? ben oui
di de laï di
pis faut choisir son nom
pis faut l’appeler queq’chose de beau
appelle-le Joseph Jean-Marie
j’ai dit appelle-le Jean-Marie
Marie-Madeleine, Marie-Thérèse (etc.)
Joseph Jean-Marie – c’est un garçon!
di de laï don

English Translation

when I was a young bride
my husband said
come to bed with me
and nine months later
there’s a little baby
is it a girl? well yes
not a boy? well no
so we have to choose her name
and we have to call her “Marie” something
so call her Marie-Cécile

Marie-Yvonne, Marie-Colette,
Marie-Thérèse, Marie-Madeleine

(then finally)
another girl? Well no!
it’s a boy? Well yes!
so we have to choose a splendid name for him
call him Joseph Jean-Marie
Marie-Madeleine, Marie-Thérèse (etc.)
Joseph Jean-Marie – it’s a boy!

piano and synthesizer
    Marilyn Lerner
Moog bass
    Aaron Davis
electronic drums
    Martin Deller
fiddles
    Ben Mink
male voice
    Daniel La Cuillèreverte
    (a.k.a. D. Greenspoon)
background vocals
    Marie-Lynn Hammond



Also recorded on Stringband’s live album from the 1983
tour of the former Soviet Union Across Russia by Stage
and the complete track is available online.


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