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Li Bia Bouquet has been the anthem of Namur, a Belgian town, since 1856. It was arranged by Nicolas Bosret and performed by the Société Royale Moncrabeau (folkloric society) during the Fêtes de Wallonie (celebration in Wallonia, southern Belgium) which take place in Namur.

History

 * 1851 : Sung for the first time in 1851 by Jules Mandos, tenor at the Royal Theatre of Namur.
 * 1856 : Adoption by the town council, Li Bia Bouquet becomes the "anthem of the town of Namur".

Music
Li bia bouquet is rung on the carillon of Namur (in Saint-Aubain church) by Edmond Devos, official bell-ringer of Namur cathedral.

Lyrics
Here is the text first in Wallon (Belgian dialect) followed by an English translation :

In wallon
C’est d’mwin li djoû di m’ariadje

Aprèstez, aprèstez tos vos bouquèts

Nos lès mèstrans au cwârsadje

Dès bauchèles di nosse banquèt

Mins c’est l’mène li pus djolîye

Ossi vraîmint dji m’rafîye

Dè lî donner li bouquèt

Elle aurè li bia bouquèt.


 * Ç’a stî one saqwè d’drole


 * L’ôte fîye dj’aveuve one crole


 * Tot-aspouyî


 * Dj’alais soki


 * L’amoûr vint m’rèwèyi

C’est d’mwin li djoû di m’ariadje

Aprèstez, aprèstez tos vos bouquèts

Nos lès mèstrans au cwârsadje

Dès bauchèles di nosse banquèt

Mins c’est l’mène li pus djolîye

Ossi vraîmint dji m’rafîye

Dè lî donner li bouquèt

Elle aurè li bia bouquèt.


 * Ç’asteûve mi p’tite Marîye


 * Come èlle esteûve djolîye


 * Quèn-embaras


 * Ça stî ç’djoû-là


 * Qui dj’a signé l’contrat.

C’est d’mwin li djoû di m’ariadje

Aprèstez, aprèstez tos vos bouquèts

Nos lès mèstrans au cwârsadje

Dès bauchèles di nosse banquèt

Mins c’est l’mène li pus djolîye

Ossi vraîmint dji m’rafîye

Dè lî donner li bouquèt

Elle aurè li bia bouquèt.


 * Adiè totes mès folîyes


 * Dj’intère dins l’confrérîye


 * C’è-st-à l’auté


 * Qui dj’va djurer


 * Amoûr, fidélité.

C’est d’mwin li djoû di m’ariadje

Aprèstez, aprèstez tos vos bouquèts

Nos lès mèstrans au cwârsadje

Dès bauchèles di nosse banquèt

Mins c’est l’mène li pus djolîye

Ossi vraîmint dji m’rafîye

Dè lî donner li bouquèt

Elle aurè li bia bouquèt.


 * C’est d’mwin qu’dji m’boute à pièce


 * Adiè tote li djon-nèsse


 * Po comincî


 * Dji m’va satchî


 * A l’cwade à tot spiyî.

C’est d’mwin li djoû di m’ariadje

Aprèstez, aprèstez tos vos bouquèts

Nos lès mèstrans au cwârsadje

Dès bauchèles di nosse banquèt

Mins c’est l’mène li pus djolîye

Ossi vraîmint dji m’rafîye

Dè lî donner li bouquèt

Elle aurè li bia bouquèt.

In English
Chorus

Tommorrow is my wedding day.

Prepare, prepare all your bouquets.

We will put them on the bodice.

Among all the young women at our banquet.

Mine is the prettiest.

As well, I rejoice.

Giving her the bunch.

She will have the most beautiful bunch.

Verse 1

It was a strange thing.

The other time, I had drunk a little.

Everything tilted.

I was about to fall asleep.

Love came to wake me up.

Chorus

Verse 2

It was my little Marie.

How pretty she was.

What an embarrassment!

It was that day

When I signed the contract

Chorus

Verse 3

Goodbye all my madness.

I enter the confraternity.

It is at the altar.

That I will swear

Love, fidelity.

Chorus

Verse 4

Tomorrow is the day I'm getting married.

Goodbye all the youth.

First of all.

I will pull

On the rope to break it all.

Related articles

 * Folknam - Association des principaux groupements historiques et traditionnels de Namur
 * Fête de Wallonie