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Creole tune: a cajun man works hard



Hey,

Could someone shed some light on this obscure creole tune?
What are the lyrics?
Does the tune exist under a different name?
Where does it come from?
Etc.

Thanks!

OB

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

Sounds very familiar as Dance a John Poullard or the Poullard Special

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

CREOLE BELLE & Andrew CARRIER
title : L'homme Cajun travaille si dur
CD "Cajun and Creole" Arhoolie 535

Marc

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

Thanks y'all for the detective work.

Marc, can you hear what Andrew sings in the vid I posted?

OB

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

Yes I hear the video, but it's Creole French, not Cajun French. It's more difficult.

Marc.

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

As far as I can hear , he's singing the same lyrics as he does on the CD.
But it's still Creole French

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

Yes Ron, on the CD Andrew sings the same lyrics, but 2 times, the song is longer (2:11).
Can anybody transcribe the Creole French on this forum ?

Marc.

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

Not very easy to understand, but I'll have a try. Others will perhaps be able to fill in the blanks or correct what I hear.
(Maybe it's all wrong ).

R'gardez, r'gardez donc ma maison
Tous les jours j'ai travaillé
Tu peux [...] ça pour tous les jours
J'ai pris pour [...] pour être [éli?].

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

Cadien, cadien dans la Louisiane,
Tous les jours, il travaillait
Il fait ses jobs tous les jours
Il prie pour bon dieu pour aider-lui

Hope this helps

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

Now that you wrote it, yes I can hear that now! Mine WAS all wrong! (Big Nick, if you can delete it, please do it. It's no use now).

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

Jordy has magic ears, for sure.

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

I'm impressed. Thanks Jordy and all for chiming in.

Re: Creole tune: a cajun man works hard

you guys are completely awesome.

rw



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