Je Me Mettrai Gibier Dans un Etang (Peacock)
A very old song of metamorphosis - two lovers threaten to turn themselves in to various other figures, she to escape him and he to persue her. Finally he says he will become St. Peter and have the power to win over her. Mercer: Peacock, "Songs of the Newfoundland Outport", pp. 788-789 (&qu...
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| Summary: | A very old song of metamorphosis - two lovers threaten to turn themselves in to various other figures, she to escape him and he to persue her. Finally he says he will become St. Peter and have the power to win over her. Mercer: Peacock, "Songs of the Newfoundland Outport", pp. 788-789 ("Je me mettrai gibier dans un etang (Les Metamorphoses)" - same singer as on tape); Gagnon, "Chansons populaire du Canada", pp. 137-141 (variant of "J'ai fait une maitresse"). |
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