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La belle s'est endormie

from Gulf of St. Lawrence by Crosscurrents Music

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This racy little number from Manitoba is a miniature morality play of deception and desire. Snow White lies sleeping on her bed of roses, when three captains kidnap the sleeping young lassie for a spot of gang rape. But in the middle of their feast, she falls dead at the table, and they bury her with full military honors. Three days later, as her father mourns at her graveside, he hears a whisper from inside her tomb. "Papa! Papa! Open my tomb! For three days I have feigned death to save my honor!" The Winnipeg blacksmith I learned this from had great respect for La Belle's strength of mind.

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La belle s'est endormie sur un beau lit de roses
La belle s'est endormie sur un beau lit de roses
Blanche comme la neige, bell' comme le jour,
Trois jeunes capitaines s'en vont lui faire l'amour.

 Le plus jeune des trois la prend par sa main blanche
 Le plus jeune des trois la prend par sa main blanche
"Montez, montez, princesse, dessus mon cheval gris!°
A Paris, je vous mène dans un fort beau logis."

Tout aussitôt rendus à cette hôtellerie
Tout aussitôt rendus à cette hôtellerie
"Mangez, buvez, la belle, selon votre appétit!
Avec un capitaine vous passez la nuit."
 
Au milieu du repas, la belle tombe morte
Au milieu du repas, la belle tombe morte
"Sonnez, sonnez, les cloches, tambour au régiment!
Ma maitresse, elle est morte, a l'age de quinze ans. "
 
"Où l'enterrerons-nous, cette aimable princesse?
"Où l'enterrerons-nous, cette aimable princesse?
"Au jardin de son père, dessous un pommier gris.
Nous prierons Dieu pour elle, qu'elle aille en paradis."
 
Mais au bout de trois jours, son père se promène
Mais au bout de trois jours, son père se promène
"Ouvrez, ouvrez, la tombe, mon pèr', si vous m'aimez!
Trois jours j'ai fait la morte, pour mon honneur garder."

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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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