Aurore Pradere

DESCRIPTION: Creole French. "Aurore Pradere, belle 'ti fille (x3), C'est li mo 'oule, s'est le ma pren." The singer praises the beauty of Aurore, and says that she is what he wants and will have. He describes what others say of her, but as for him, he still wants her
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1867 (Allen/Ware/Garrison-SlaveSongsUnitedStates)
KEYWORDS: love courting foreignlanguage
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Allen/Ware/Garrison-SlaveSongsUnitedStates, p.110, "Aurore Bradaire" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Scarborough-OnTheTrailOfNegroFolkSongs, p. 121, "Aurore Pradere" (1 text, 1 tune)
Lomax/Lomax-AmericanBalladsAndFolkSongs, pp. 220-221, "Aurore Pradere" (1 text plus translation, 1 tune)
File: LxA220

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