Le Serqllaeux d’Paunais

#GuernseyFrenchEisteddfod . Class 353 Individual Recitation 12 – 18 years . Le Serqllaeux d’Paunais . V’la le bouan viar ami Joe, A serquiai dans ses paunais, I y’a etai toute la s’moine, Suair des lermes coume des peis; Mais l’viar jomais n’se lamente, Sen pllaisi ches son travas, I suffle, i chante et s’ecante A suchier le sirop d’sen tchas. . Véy’ous coume le soleil shoine Sus sen sercquaeux fin comme d’l’or; Et coume dauve sen pouogniet d’bras I l’tourne au sud et au nord; Nu pid, sans soliers ni cauches, I n’est pas pitchi de cardaons, I vous l’s’attrape a pougnies Aussi bian coume des laitrons. . There’s the good old friend Joe, Weeding amongst his parsnips; He’s been there all week, Sweating droplets like peas; But never does the old fellow moan, His work is his pleasure, He whistles, he sings, to him it’s fun Sucking the juices of his quid. . See how the sun shines Like gold on his fine weeder; And how with his wrist He turns it to the south and to the north; Barefoot, shoe and sockless, He isn’t pricked by thistles, He grabs you handfuls of them As well as milk thistles.