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Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz. Cory's lyrics

One correction, Marc, second line is:
Travailler dan les rizieres.. (rice fields). I confirmed that with Cory.

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz. Cory's lyrics

Thanks Bryan. C'est encore mieux !!

Marc

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz. Cory's lyrics

Ooops, one more correction, Marc, first line is
Travailler dans les clos tout ma jeune vie.

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz. Cory's lyrics

Thanks again Bryan. New corrected version :

Travailler dans les clos oui, toute ma jeune vie,
Travailler dans les rizières comme un esclave.
J’suis parti avec les chemises dessus mon dos
Et 15 sous dans ma poche, je les ai pas.

Mon père et ma mère s’est cassé le dos,
Pour donner (z)une bonne chance aux enfants.
Aujourd’hui, moi j’suis pas aussi heureux,
Mais je suis pas aussi content, que quand je restais à Oberlin( ?)

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz. Cory's lyrics

One thing I'm wondering, Marc, instead of "moi, j'sus pas aussi heureux", I hear "ma vie est pas dur". Comment tu crois? I may ask the man himself.

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz. Cory's lyrics

Yes Bryan, best would be to ask Cory himself, if you know him. I'm never absolutely sure of my transcriptions.

Marc

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz

I like those songs where the singer doesn't really have a verse but belts out just a line or two. Octa Clark used to do that. Nathan Abshire did it on French Blues. Bois Sec does it on this one (Website Link #1)

http://www.npmusic.org/Alphonse_Bois_Sec_Ardoin_and_Canray_Fontenot_Valse_d_Oberlin.mp3

Sounds like the following (need some help!):

Oh, comment tu veux m'en jeté pour m'en aller?

Oh, quoi? Mon couer fait mal. J'vas aller te rejoindre.

Oh, How do you want to throw me out for me to go away?

Oh, what? My heart hurts. I'm going to go join you.

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz

I figured I could count on you, Neal. It's been tickling the back of my neck. I've got that album and have always liked that recording. I really like the fiddle playing right along with the accordion. That seems to really have fallen out of favor. Sad.

John in Oregon

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz - version

Here we go. My take on the Oberlin Waltz. I really like it that in 1 phrase, you can use all 10 buttons on the box. And it showcases the left hand.



And now... back to planning a datacenter migration. For those who don't know... this is the very opposite of fun.

In fact... a lot like this...
http://devopsreactions.tumblr.com/post/82878392442/debugging-a-legacy-system
Warning: might offend some. But it's true


John in Oregon

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz

Here's my take on it based mostly on the bois sec - canray version. I don't know Cory's version.

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz

As usual, Chris --- Wow!!!

John in Oregon

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz

Yeah, like that!

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz

So is that Corey playing in the 1st clip John?
It'll take me a few months to learn this one, its got a real twist to it and combining that low stuff with fluidity is going to take time.
Thanks for the challenge!

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz

Checked out the channel from the 1st clip and I see its "cajun fid", what a fantastic player! Will be studying that stuff for sure

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz

Cajunfid (John Dowden of New Orleans) was one of my first discoveries on YouTube when I took up the accordion. I continue to refer to his videos regularly. He's one of the top fiddlers, but can hold his own with the best of the accordion players. Quite a talent.

Re: June 2014 Song of the Month - Oberlin Waltz

I've downloaded all John Dowdens stuff. I've wondered who he was. Good solid playing for sure and he's a good instructor.

John in Oregon



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