Quand mo-té jeun’

Date: 1921Composer: Maud Cuney HareSong Collection: Six Creole Folk-Songs

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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

Composer(s): Maud Cuney Hare

Song(s): “Aurore Pradère”, “Gardé Piti Mulet Là”, “Belle Layotte”, “Quand mo-té jeun’”, “Aine, dé, trois, Caroline”, Dialogue d’Amour,

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