« Derrière chez nous »

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(trad. French, via Y.Guilloux’s Anthologie de la chanson française - chansons à danser)

We’re especially grateful for the participation of, and beautiful additions by, Élisabeth Giroux, of the Québec-based trio, É.T.É.

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Derrière chez nous

(*English translation further below)

1. Derrière chez nous le rossignol y chante;
Nuit et le jour il s'entretient d'amour,
En répétant dans son charmant langage:
Les amoureux sont malheureux toujours.

2. J’ai du chagrin, j’ai perdu ma maîtresse;
J’ai du chagrin, j’ai perdu mes amours.
Chère beauté, quand je pleure et soupire,
Viens dans mes bras m’y porter du secours.

3. Quelles secours tu veux je t’y donne;
S’il faut mon sang, il est prêt à couler.
Mais si maman veut consoler tes peines,
Demain, amour, il ne faut plus en parler.

4. Fais mon paquet, ma charmante mignonne,
Fais mon paquet, car je veux m’en aller:
Je partirai vers un lieu solitaire,
Finir mes jours à l’ombre d’un rocher.

5. Sur ce rocher, il y’a une montagne;
Moi, mon amant, nous la montons souvent.
En la montant, oh ! j’ai bien de la peine,
En descendant bien du soulagement.

6. Après ma mort tu pleuras, je jure
Tu pleuras dans ton coeur inconstant,
Tu marcheras dessus ma sépulture,
En regrettant le plus doux des amants.

7. Je ne veux pas d'un sinistre carnage,
Mais d'un amant qui soit sage et discret.
Quand un garçon a eu quelque avantage,
Ne doit-il pas en garder le secret ?

*English translation:

Behind Our House

1. Behind our house the nightingale sings;
Night and day he talks of love,
Repeating in his charming language:
Lovers are always unhappy.

2. I am sorrowed, I have lost my mistress;
I am grieving, I have lost my loves.
Dear beauty, when I cry and sigh,
Come into my arms to deliver me.

3. What help you want, I give to you;
If my blood is needed, it is ready to flow.
But if mother wants to console your sorrows,
Tomorrow, love, we must not talk about it anymore.

4. Pack my bag, my charming sweet,
Pack my bag, because I want to leave:
I will go to a lonely place,
To end my days in the shade of a rock.

5. On this rock there is a mountain;
I, my lover, often ascend it.
Climbing it, oh! It takes much effort,
Coming down, I am well relieved.

6. After I die you shall weep, I swear;
You shall weep in your fickle heart,
You shall walk over my grave,
Lamenting the sweetest of lovers.

7. I don't want such carnage,
But a lover who is wise and discreet.
When a boy has had some advantage,
Shouldn't he keep it a secret?

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from Rule of Three, released September 1, 2023
AK: voice, låtmandola • TC: whistles, smallpipes • JM: piano
Élisabeth Giroux: voice

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Triton Vermont

Triton is: Jeremiah McLane (piano-accordion, piano), Timothy Cummings (Border pipes, Scottish smallpipes, whistles), and Alex Kehler (violin, nyckelharpa, låtmandola, vocals). Hailing from Vermont and Québec, they share a beguiling, orchestral, and utterly unique blend of music rooted in the traditional dance repertoire of northwestern Europe. ... more

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