Lyrics and translation Paul Robeson - Ma' Curly Headed Baby
Oh,
my
baby,
my
curly-headed
baby,
Oh,
mon
bébé,
mon
petit
bébé
aux
cheveux
bouclés,
We'll
sit
below
da
sky
and
sing
a
song
On
va
s'asseoir
sous
le
ciel
et
chanter
une
chanson
To
the
moo-
oo-oo
oo-oon.
À
la
lu-u-u-une.
Oh,
my
baby,
my
little
darkie
baby,
Oh,
mon
bébé,
mon
petit
bébé
noir,
Your
daddy's
in
da
cotton
field,
Ton
papa
est
dans
le
champ
de
coton,
Workin'
for
the
fo-
oo-oo
oo-od.
Il
travaille
pour
la
no-ou-ou-
nourriture.
So,
la-la
la-la
la-la
lullaby-by.
Alors,
la-la
la-la
la-la
berceuse.
Does
ya
want
da
moon
to
play
wid?
Tu
veux
que
la
lune
joue
avec
toi
?
All
da
stars
to
run
away
wid?
Que
toutes
les
étoiles
s'enfuient
avec
toi
?
They'll
come
if
you
you
don't
cry.
Elles
viendront
si
tu
ne
pleures
pas.
So,
la-la
la-la
la-la
lullaby-by.
Alors,
la-la
la-la
la-la
berceuse.
In
da
mammy's
arms
be
creepin',
Dans
les
bras
de
maman,
tu
te
blottis,
An'
soon
you'll
be
a-sleepin'.
Et
bientôt
tu
dormiras.
Laa-laa
la-la
la-la
la-la
lullaby.
Laa-laa
la-la
la-la
la-la
berceuse.
Oh,
my
baby,
my
curly-headed
baby,
Oh,
mon
bébé,
mon
petit
bébé
aux
cheveux
bouclés,
I'll
dance
you
fast
asleep
and
love
you
so
Je
te
bercerai
jusqu'à
ce
que
tu
t'endormes
et
je
t'aimerai
tellement
As
I
si-
ii-ii
ii-ing.
Comme
je
ch-an-te.
Oh,
my
baby,
my
little
darkie
baby,
Oh,
mon
bébé,
mon
petit
bébé
noir,
Jus'
tuck
your
head
like
little
bird,
Juste
cache
ta
tête
comme
un
petit
oiseau,
Below
its
mammy's
wi-
ii-ii
ii-ing.
Sous
l'aile
de
sa
maman.
So,
la-la
la-la
la-la
lullaby-by.
Alors,
la-la
la-la
la-la
berceuse.
Does
ya
want
da
moon
to
play
wid?
Tu
veux
que
la
lune
joue
avec
toi
?
All
da
stars
to
run
away
wid?
Que
toutes
les
étoiles
s'enfuient
avec
toi
?
They'll
come
if
you
you
don't
cry.
Elles
viendront
si
tu
ne
pleures
pas.
So,
la-la
la-la
la-la
lullaby-by.
Alors,
la-la
la-la
la-la
berceuse.
In
da
mammy's
arms
be
creepin',
Dans
les
bras
de
maman,
tu
te
blottis,
An'
soon
you'll
be
a-sleepin'.
Et
bientôt
tu
dormiras.
Laa-laa
la-la
la-la
la-la
lullaby.
Laa-laa
la-la
la-la
la-la
berceuse.
Rate the translation
1
Since You Went Away
2 Dere's a Man Goin' Round' Takin' Names
3 Piccaninny's Slumber Song
4 Deep Desert
5 I Stood On the Ribber Jordan - Peter Go Ring Dem Bells
6 Medley of Spirituals
7 Doan' You Cry Ma Honey
8 Piccaninny Shoes
9 In a Narrow Street
10 Roll de Ole Chariot Along
11 Pilgrim's Song
12 Mammy Is Gone
13 Dere's No Hidin' Place
14 De Li'l Pickaninny's Gone to Sleep
15 Oh Didn't It Rain
16 Plantation Songs (Part 1)
17 Plantation Songs (Part 2)
18 Oh Rock Me Julie
19 There is a Green Hill
20 On Ma Journey
21 Swing Along
22 You Didn't Oughta Do Such Things
23 Golden River
24 Work All de Summer
25 Ebenezer
26 Ol' Man River (Live At the Dury Lane Theatre)
27 Snowball
28 Shortnin' Bread
29 Fat Li'l Fella Wid His Mammy's Eyes
30 Intro/ Carry Me Back/ Mighty Lak' a Rose/ Round the Bend of the Road/ River Stay 'Way from My Door/ O'l Man River (Medley) [Part 2]
31 Intro/ Roll de Ole Chariot/ Mary Had a Baby/ Swing Low/ Heav'n, Heav'n (Medley) [Part 1]
32 Blue Prelude
33 Waterboy
34 Lazy Bones
35 Were You There
36 Bye and Bye
37 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
38 Take Me Away from the River
39 Round the Bend of the Road
40 Hush-a-Bye Lullaby
41 Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
42 Steal Away
43 Scarecrow
44 Wagon Wheels
45 Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
46 De Ole Ark's A-Movering
47 Jes' Mah Song
48 Shenandoah
49 Killing Song
50 Canoe Song
51 Congo Lullaby
52 Love Song
53 Intro /Lazy Bones/ Scarecrow/ Fat Li'l Feller/ Wagon Wheels/ Deep River/ Ma Curly-Headed Baby/ Carry Me Back to Green Pastures/ Old Folks At Home (Medley No. 2)
54 The Banjo Song
55 I Ain't Lazy, I'm Just Dreaming
56 Little Man You've Had a Busy Day
57 Mammy's Little Kinky Headed Boy
58 St Louis Blues
59 So Shy
60 Got The South In My Soul
61 Wid de Moon Moon Moon
62 Ma' Curly Headed Baby
63 Mah Lindy Lou
64 Mighty Lak' a Rose
65 Just Keepin' On
66 The Lonesome Road
67 Little Pal
68 Sonny Boy
69 Roll Away Clouds
70 Mammy
71 Git On Board Li'l Children
72 My Lord, What a Mornin'
73 I Want To Be Ready
74 Weepin' Mary
75 Sinner, Please Doan' Let Dis Harves' Pass
76 Scandalize My Name
77 Down De Lover's Lane
78 Seem Lak' to Me
79 Hail De Crown
80 Joshua Fit de Battle Ob Jericho
81 Exhortation
82 High Water
83 Nearer, My God, To Thee
84 Seekin'
85 When It's Sleepy Time Down South
86 That's Why the Darkies Were Born
87 Bear de Burden - All God's Chillun Got Wing
88 Li'l Gal
89 Mary Had a Baby, Yes Lord
90 The Folks I Used To Know
91 My Heart Is Where The Mohawk Flows Tonight
92 River, Stay 'Way From My Door
93 Ol' Man River
94 My Old Kentucky Home
95 Poor Old Joe
96 Old Folks At Home - "Swanee River"
97 Go Down, Moses
98 Chu Chin Chow - The Cobblers Song
2 Dere's a Man Goin' Round' Takin' Names
3 Piccaninny's Slumber Song
4 Deep Desert
5 I Stood On the Ribber Jordan - Peter Go Ring Dem Bells
6 Medley of Spirituals
7 Doan' You Cry Ma Honey
8 Piccaninny Shoes
9 In a Narrow Street
10 Roll de Ole Chariot Along
11 Pilgrim's Song
12 Mammy Is Gone
13 Dere's No Hidin' Place
14 De Li'l Pickaninny's Gone to Sleep
15 Oh Didn't It Rain
16 Plantation Songs (Part 1)
17 Plantation Songs (Part 2)
18 Oh Rock Me Julie
19 There is a Green Hill
20 On Ma Journey
21 Swing Along
22 You Didn't Oughta Do Such Things
23 Golden River
24 Work All de Summer
25 Ebenezer
26 Ol' Man River (Live At the Dury Lane Theatre)
27 Snowball
28 Shortnin' Bread
29 Fat Li'l Fella Wid His Mammy's Eyes
30 Intro/ Carry Me Back/ Mighty Lak' a Rose/ Round the Bend of the Road/ River Stay 'Way from My Door/ O'l Man River (Medley) [Part 2]
31 Intro/ Roll de Ole Chariot/ Mary Had a Baby/ Swing Low/ Heav'n, Heav'n (Medley) [Part 1]
32 Blue Prelude
33 Waterboy
34 Lazy Bones
35 Were You There
36 Bye and Bye
37 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
38 Take Me Away from the River
39 Round the Bend of the Road
40 Hush-a-Bye Lullaby
41 Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
42 Steal Away
43 Scarecrow
44 Wagon Wheels
45 Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
46 De Ole Ark's A-Movering
47 Jes' Mah Song
48 Shenandoah
49 Killing Song
50 Canoe Song
51 Congo Lullaby
52 Love Song
53 Intro /Lazy Bones/ Scarecrow/ Fat Li'l Feller/ Wagon Wheels/ Deep River/ Ma Curly-Headed Baby/ Carry Me Back to Green Pastures/ Old Folks At Home (Medley No. 2)
54 The Banjo Song
55 I Ain't Lazy, I'm Just Dreaming
56 Little Man You've Had a Busy Day
57 Mammy's Little Kinky Headed Boy
58 St Louis Blues
59 So Shy
60 Got The South In My Soul
61 Wid de Moon Moon Moon
62 Ma' Curly Headed Baby
63 Mah Lindy Lou
64 Mighty Lak' a Rose
65 Just Keepin' On
66 The Lonesome Road
67 Little Pal
68 Sonny Boy
69 Roll Away Clouds
70 Mammy
71 Git On Board Li'l Children
72 My Lord, What a Mornin'
73 I Want To Be Ready
74 Weepin' Mary
75 Sinner, Please Doan' Let Dis Harves' Pass
76 Scandalize My Name
77 Down De Lover's Lane
78 Seem Lak' to Me
79 Hail De Crown
80 Joshua Fit de Battle Ob Jericho
81 Exhortation
82 High Water
83 Nearer, My God, To Thee
84 Seekin'
85 When It's Sleepy Time Down South
86 That's Why the Darkies Were Born
87 Bear de Burden - All God's Chillun Got Wing
88 Li'l Gal
89 Mary Had a Baby, Yes Lord
90 The Folks I Used To Know
91 My Heart Is Where The Mohawk Flows Tonight
92 River, Stay 'Way From My Door
93 Ol' Man River
94 My Old Kentucky Home
95 Poor Old Joe
96 Old Folks At Home - "Swanee River"
97 Go Down, Moses
98 Chu Chin Chow - The Cobblers Song
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