Paroles et traduction June Tabor - Belle Rose

Belle Rose

J′ai tchilyi la belle rose,
J'ai tchilyi la belle rose,
Tchi pendait au blianc rôsyi,
Belle rose,
Tchi pendait au blianc rôsyi,
Belle rose, rose au blianc.
Jé l′apportis à ma méthe,
Jé l'apportis à ma méthe,
Entre Saint Jean et Saint Ouën,
Belle rose,
Entre Saint Jean et Saint Ouën,
Belle rose, rose au blianc.
Jé n'y tchis pon becque à barbe,
Jé n′y tchis pon becque à barbe,
Qu′auve lé rossîngno chantant,
Belle rose,
Qu'auve lé rossîngno chantant,
Belle rose, rose au blianc.
Tchi dîthait dans san langage,
Tchi dîthait dans san langage,
Mathie-té, fil′ye dé tchînze ans
Belle rose,
Mathie-té, fil'ye dé tchînze ans,
Belle rose, rose au blianc.
À tchille âge qué j′mé mathiêthai?
À tchille âge qué j'mé mathiêthai?
Mé tchi n′ai pon mes tchînze ans,
Belle rose,
Mé tchi n'ai pon mes tchînze ans,
Belle rose, rose au blianc.
Combein qu'tu gângne, ma belle?
Combein qu′tu gângne, ma belle?
Combein qu′tu gângne par an?
Belle rose,
Combein qu'tu gângne par an?
Belle rose, rose au blianc.
Veins acanté mé, ma belle,
Veins acanté mé, ma belle,
Et tu′en gângn'nas autant,
Belle rose,
Et tu′en gângn'nas autant,
Belle rose, rose au blianc

Belle Rose

I plucked the beautiful rose,
I plucked the beautiful rose,
That hung on the white rose bush,
Beautiful rose,
That hung on the white rose bush,
Beautiful rose, rose on the white.
I brought it to my mother,
I brought it to my mother,
Between Saint John and Saint Ouen,
Beautiful rose,
Between Saint John and Saint Ouen,
Beautiful rose, rose on the white.
I found no bearded beak there,
I found no bearded beak there,
Only the nightingale singing,
Beautiful rose,
Only the nightingale singing,
Beautiful rose, rose on the white.
Who said in his language,
Who said in his language,
Marry her, fifteen year old girl,
Beautiful rose,
Marry her, fifteen year old girl,
Beautiful rose, rose on the white.
At what age should I marry?
At what age should I marry?
But I'm not fifteen yet,
Beautiful rose,
But I'm not fifteen yet,
Beautiful rose, rose on the white.
How much do you earn, my beautiful one?
How much do you earn, my beautiful one?
How much do you earn per year?
Beautiful rose,
How much do you earn per year?
Beautiful rose, rose on the white.
Come sing me, my beautiful one,
Come sing me, my beautiful one,
And you'll earn just as much,
Beautiful rose,
And you'll earn just as much,
Beautiful rose, rose on the white.