El Pericote
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:35 am
Valamé, valamé
Pericote rompió un pié,
y después que lu rompió
llevólu a Santu Medé.
Yo caséme con un vieyu
por fartarme de reir
púnxi-y la cama nun altu
y non podía subir
hay cientos de estrofas más.
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I shouldn't even attempt to translate it, because it doesn't make sense, but here goes:
God help me, God help me,
Big Peter broke a foot,
and after he had broken it
he took it to Santu Medé
I married an old man
so I could laugh myself silly
I placed his bed so high
he couldn't climb up to it.
There are hundreds more, Limerick-like verses for this song.
Santu Medé is believed to be the chapel of Santo Emeterio in Pimiango.
Pericote rompió un pié,
y después que lu rompió
llevólu a Santu Medé.
Yo caséme con un vieyu
por fartarme de reir
púnxi-y la cama nun altu
y non podía subir
hay cientos de estrofas más.
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I shouldn't even attempt to translate it, because it doesn't make sense, but here goes:
God help me, God help me,
Big Peter broke a foot,
and after he had broken it
he took it to Santu Medé
I married an old man
so I could laugh myself silly
I placed his bed so high
he couldn't climb up to it.
There are hundreds more, Limerick-like verses for this song.
Santu Medé is believed to be the chapel of Santo Emeterio in Pimiango.