Tourdion

Quand je bois du vin clairet

Ami tout tourne, tourne, tourne, tourne

Aussi désormais je bois

Anjou ou Arbois

Chantons et buvons, à ce flacon faisons la guerre

Chantons et buvons, les amis, buvons donc

Translation

Tourdion

When I drink clairet wine

My friend, everything spins round, round and round again

So, now I'll drink

Anjou or Arbois 1

Let's sing and drink, let's wage war on this flask

Let's sing and drink, my friends, let's drink then

1. Names of French wines.

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Icey on 2020-08-01

Author's comments:

The tourdion is a Medieval dance which became popular in French courts, especially after Pierre Attaingnant wrote several tourdions and published them in 1530. It was only in 1949 that the dance had its lyrics written by César Geoffray, making of it a drinking song.

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