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Edition notes: Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download. This edition is offered at original pitch for SATB or transposed down a fourth for ATTB. French text modernized.
Original text
Ung mesnagier veillard recreu denhan
fendoit du boys sa femme estoit devant
Qui luy a dist pourquy faictes vous han
Affin dist il quil entre plus avant
El tint ce mot car la nuit ensuyvant
En lembrassent luy a dit mon amy
Congnez plus dru car il nentre pas a demy
Et faictes han premier que descendre
Lors il luy dist le han ne sert icy
Contentez vous ce nest boys que ie vueil fendre.
French text
(modernized)
Un ménager vieillard recru d'ahan
Fendait du bois, sa femme était devant,
Qui lui a dit: "Pourquoi faites-vous han?"
"Afin", dit-il, "qu'il entre plus avant".
El' tient ce mot, car la nuit ensuivant
En l'embrassant, lui a dit: "Mon ami,
Cognez plus fort pas il n'entre à demi,
Et faitez ahan premier que descendre".
Lors il lui dit, "L'ahan ne sert ici;
Contentez-vous ce n'est bois que veux fendre".
English translation
So this hoary householder, knackered by toil
Splits some wood. His wife's in front of him,
And she's like: "Why are you busting a gut?"
He's like: "So that it'll go in further".
She latches onto this phrase, since the next night,
Hugging him, she's like: "Mate,
Bash harder; it's only going halfway,
And give it some welly before dismounting".
So then he's like: "Welly's out of order here;
Be chuffed it's not wood that I'm wanting to split".
French text
English translation