Adieu Madras

DESCRIPTION: French. Forebitter shanty. "Adieu Madras, adieu foulards...." Farewell to Madras, and the clothes, and the girl the sailor found in India. The singer asks the governor to let him keep his sweetheart. But it's too late; the ship is ready to sail
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Hugill-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: sailor ship love separation foreignlanguage shanty
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, p. 38, "Adieu Madras" (1 French text plus English translation, 1 tune)
File: HuSeS038

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