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Creole:
(Quand mo-té jeun’
Mo-té jonglé Michieu;
A c’t’heur ma-pé fini vieux,
Mo-pé jonglé bon Dieu.)
Ma-pé jonglé bon temps passé,
Ma-pé jonglé bon temps passé,
Ma-pé jonglé bon temps passé,
Ma-pé jonglé bon temps qu’est passé.
Le bal fini, bonsoir, Messieurs,
La bal fini, bonsoir, Mesdam’
M’al-lé parti,
La, la, la, la, la!
English:
(While I was young,
Merry was I, dear Sirs;
And now when I am old,
I still will merry be. )
I will be gay for pleasure flies,
I will be gay for pleasure flies,
I will be gay, “good times” pass away,
I will be gay, “good times” pass away.
The dance is done, Goodnight, Messieurs,
The dance is done, Goodnight, Madames,
I go, I go!
La, la, la, la, la!
Sheet Music
Maud Cuney Hare: Six Creole Folk-Songs
Maud Cuney Hare
“Aurore Pradère”, “Gardé Piti Mulet Là”, “Belle Layotte”, “Quand mo-té jeun’”, “Aine, dé, trois, Caroline”, Dialogue d’Amour,