Laid itself

laid (or was sung , canto , Aqueros mountagnos ) is a Chanson Populaire in Occitan originating in the the Pyrenees.

This love song is taken again from one end to another of the Occitanie, with dialectal variations and even of the variations in the words. One can to interpret it is in its direction literal and traditional (the hope which the lovers find), is in a more recent direction, an identity song of rallying occitan.

History

Allotted to Gaston Phébus (1331 - 1391), she is considered since the XXe century as the anthem of the Occitanie (another anthem occitan is Cançon of Copa ).

The legend, therefore, known as that canta' would have been written by Gaston Phébus. Its beautiful would have been forced to leave it to join Navarre. Insane of sorrow, Phébus would have written this song. Another version says that it would have joined Navarre, wearied its various inaccuracies.

Use

There is no regulated use of this song, as that can be the case for an anthem. Nevertheless, is used it publicly to show his attachment in Occitanie or an area occitane.

Thus, the June 3rd 2003, the deputy inhabitant of Béarn Jean Lassalle sings it in the hemicycle of the National Assembly to protest against the abandonment of its area by the public authorities. At the time of the Olympic Games 2006 with Turin, the version Vivaro-alpine E was sung during the opening ceremony, because of many tests were held in the Vallées Occitanes. The December 2nd 2006 with Greenhouses-Castet, Francois Bayrou, at the time of her declaration to the candidature for the presidential elections, entonne it Was laid at the end its speech. One sees appearing a protocolar use in Italy. Pursuant to law 482-99 concerning the linguistic minorities, of many communes of the Vallées Occitanes organize a ceremony around the installation of the flag occitan on the official buildings. During this one the Laid is sung, as well as the Copa Santa. This ceremony proceeded for the first time in France, in the village of Baratier, on November 19th, 2006.

The text

The version presented is the oldest found variation.

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