Marie Madeleine
Marie Madeleine
(Phonetic)
1. Moh(n) pehr nah-vay fee-yuh kuh mwah, (x 2)
Ah(n)-kor sur lah mehr eel mah(n)-vwah.
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Mah-ree Mah-duh-lehn, soh(n) tee ju-poh(n) duh lehn,
Sah teet rohb kah-roh-tay, soh(n) tee ju-poh(n) pee-kay.
2. Luh mah-rih-nyay kee mee muh-nay, (x 2)
Eel duh-veh(n) ah-moo-reuh duh mwah.
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3. “Mah mee-nyoh-net, ahm-brah-say mwah!” (x 2)
“Oh, noh(n), muh-syeuh, zhuh noh-zuh-ray.
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4. Kahr see moh(n) pah-pah luh sah-vay, (x 2)
Fee-yuh bah-tu suh suh-ray mwah.”
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5. “May kee, lah behl, lwee dee-ray?” (x 2)
Suh suh-ray lay zwah-zoh day bwah.”
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6. “Lay zwah-zoh day bwah, pahr-luh teel?” (x 2)
“Eel pahrl frah(n)-say, lah-teh(n) oh-see.”
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7. “Ay-lahs! Kuh luh mohnd ay mah-leh(n), (x 2)
Dah-prah(n)-droh zwah-zoh luh lah-teh(n)!”
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(En Français)
1. Mon père n’avait fille que moi, (x 2)
Encore sur la mer il m’envoie.
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Marie Madeleine, son p’tit jupon de laine
Sa p’tite robe carreautée, son p’tit jupon piqué.
2. Le marinier qui m’y menée, (x 2)
Il devint amoureux de moi.
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3. “Ma mignonette, embrassez-moi!” (x 2) “Oh, non, monsieur, je n’oserais.
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4. Car si mon papa le savait, (x 2)
Fille battue, ce serait moi.”
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5. “Mais qui, la belle, lui dirait?” (x 2)
Ce serait les oiseaux des bois.”
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6. “Les oiseaux des bois, parlent-ils?” (x 2) “Ils parlent français, latin aussi.”
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7. “Hélas! Que le monde est malin, (x 2) D’apprendre aux oiseaux le latin!”
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Marie Madeleine
1. I was my father’s only daughter, (x 2) Yet still he sent me off to sea.
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Marie Madeleine, her petticoat of wool,
Her little plaid dress, her quilted petticoat.
2. The sailor who escorted me, (x 2)
He fell in love with me.
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3. “My little sweetheart, kiss me!” (x 2)
“Oh no, sir, I dare not!
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4. For if my father were to know, (x 2)
A beaten daughter I would be.”
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5. “But, who, my dear, would let him know?” (x 2)
“It would be the forest birds.”
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6. “The forest birds, do they speak? (x 2)
“They speak French, and Latin, too!”
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7. “Alas! How evil is the world, (x 2)
To teach Latin to the birds!”
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