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Belle Virginie

from Gulf of St. Lawrence by Crosscurrents Music

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A bittersweet song known in both Old and New France, and dedicated here to Harriet Fell and the late Sheldon Brown. I learned it at her request for his memorial service, and I love the rise and fall of the sea swell in this lovely air.

My lovely Virginie with tears in your eyes, I come to bid you farewell. I am off to America before the wind. The sails are set, my love, and it torments me that storms and thunder shall arise to wreck your home and I shall remain without a lover. But fear not, dear Virginie, for I am a first-rate sailor. I know the world around, I know my ship, and no shipwreck shall befall me while I am upon the sea. Sweet Virginie, be faithful to our love until my return. I promise you, my sweetheart, I shall come back and we shall be married. And so adieu, belle Virginie. 

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Belle Virginie, les larmes aux yeux
Je viens te faire mes adieux
Et la je repars pour l'Amérique
Et je m'en vas suivant le vent
Et adieu donc belle Virginie
Les voiles sont déjà mises au vent

Les voiles au vent, mon cher amant
Cela me cause du tourment
Il surviendra quelque tempête
Et des orages assurément
Qui fera périr ton bâtiment
Et moi je resterai sans amant

Belle Virginie, ne crains donc rien
Je suis un premier marin
Et je connais toute la terre
Et je suis sûr de mon vaisseau
Il m'arrivera aucun naufrage
Durant que j'serai sur les eaux

Belle Virginie, jusqu'au retour
Sois fidèle à nos amours
Je te promets, o ma mignonne
De revenir en ce pays
Là nous nous marierons ensemble
Et adieu donc belle Virginie

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from Gulf of St. Lawrence, released January 17, 2021

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Crosscurrents Music Boston, Massachusetts

Lynn Noel brings traditional song and heritage arts online to create community. Lynn has a voice of striking clarity and power, equally at home in rhythmic chanteys and flowing ballads.

Lynn is a respected song session leader on both sides of the Atlantic and the producer and host of the Mermaid's Tavern online folk club. She is currently Program Chair of the New England Folk Festival (NEFFA). ... more

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