Found this about the first part of the lyrics, that seem to be in old (French) Provençal, written in Roumanille spelling.
Mother, the bells are wobbling
Tonight, wobble-wobbling [bell sound],
The sheep, the ewes ring/tinkle.
Where does this racket come from?
The cat jumps in its (lit. "the") basket,
Fido barks in the fields
And the rats in the hayloft
Wallow like bandits.
These Provençal lyrics are sung to the tune to a 19th century song called "Les bœufs" that you can hear sung by the Dutch-born baritone Henri Albers at the first link of that page.
Gathered all of the above looking for the song on the forums and archived pages. I hope it helps someone, someday.
@Jahus this is amazing. Couldn't find anything about this song. I liked it a lot when I was a teenager, the day my dog died I sang it to him goodbye, so it really means a lot to l me. But I never knew the lyrics! That was in 2010! So thank you!
@Jahus this is amazing. Couldn't find anything about this song. I liked it a lot when I was a teenager, the day my dog died I sang it to him goodbye, so it really means a lot to l me. But I never knew the lyrics! That was in 2010! So thank you!
Found this about the first part of the lyrics, that seem to be in old (French) Provençal, written in Roumanille spelling.
Mother, the bells are wobbling Tonight, wobble-wobbling [bell sound], The sheep, the ewes ring/tinkle. Where does this racket come from? The cat jumps in its (lit. "the") basket, Fido barks in the fields And the rats in the hayloft Wallow like bandits.
These Provençal lyrics are sung to the tune to a 19th century song called "Les bœufs" that you can hear sung by the Dutch-born baritone Henri Albers at the first link of that page.
Gathered all of the above looking for the song on the forums and archived pages. I hope it helps someone, someday.
@Jahus this is amazing. Couldn't find anything about this song. I liked it a lot when I was a teenager, the day my dog died I sang it to him goodbye, so it really means a lot to l me. But I never knew the lyrics! That was in 2010! So thank you!
@Jahus this is amazing. Couldn't find anything about this song. I liked it a lot when I was a teenager, the day my dog died I sang it to him goodbye, so it really means a lot to l me. But I never knew the lyrics! That was in 2010! So thank you!