Salangadou

DESCRIPTION: Creole French. "Salangadou-ou-ou (x3), Salangadou, Cote piti fille la ye, Salangadou, Salangadou?" "Salangadou, where is my little girl gone, Salangadou?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1909 (Peterson, "Creole Songs from New Orleans")
KEYWORDS: children separation foreignlanguage nonballad
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Lomax/Lomax-AmericanBalladsAndFolkSongs, p. 223, " Salangadou" (1 text, 1 tune)
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 339, "Salangadou" (1 text)
DT, SALANGDU*
File: LxA223

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