DESCRIPTION:
A Rare Treat : The brilliant Flemish band Ambrozijn playing in England! and with wonderful violinist singer-songwriter Aurelie Dorzee. Playing at the European May Fayre, in the beautiful 1920 Belgian Spiegeltent (Mirror Tent), Regent's Park, London 7.5.2011

Ambrozijn :
Tom Theuns : guitar, song
Wouter Vandenabeele : violin
Wim Claeys : diatonic accordion

Music : Ambrozijn
Lyrics : Traditional Canadian


La Belle Francoise

C'est la belle Francoise, lon gai
C'est la belle Francoise
Qui veut s'y marier, ma luron, lurette, lon gai
Qui veut s'y marier, ma luron, lure

Son amant va la voir -
bien tard apres souper

Il la trouva seulette -
sur son lit qui pleurait

Ah, qu'a-vous donc, La Belle -
Qu'a-vous a tant pleurer ?

On m'a dit heir au soir -
qu'a la guerre vous alliez

Ceux qui vous l'ont dit, Belle -
On dit la verite

Venez m'y reconduire -
jusqu'au pied du rocher

Adieu, Belle Francoise -
(mais ne faut pas pleurer

Nous gagnerons la guerre) -
Je vous epouserai


A rough translation:
The beautiful Francoise is wanting to get married. Her lover comes to see her, late after supper, and finds her all alone on her bed, crying.
What's the matter, Belle, why are you crying?
I was told last night that you're going to war.
They who told you told the truth.
Come with me just to the foot of the mountain.
Goodbye, beautiful Francoise.
(There's no need to cry : We will win the war)
I will marry you.



How many have left for war saying this?