They usually play at mediaeval events and conventions, but also at private events.
Most of their works are rearrangements of songs from the past, ranging from the dark ages to the late 19th century. The lyrics' contents range from boozery over war to love and carnal desires.
Dans Les Prisons De Nantes
Die Streuner Lyrics
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Personne ne le vint le voir que la fille du geôlier
Un jour il lui demande oui que dit-on de moi
On dit de vous en ville que vous serez pendu
Mais s'il faut qu'on me pende déliez-moi les pieds
La fille était jeunette les pieds lui a délié
Le prisonnier alerté dans la Loire a sauté
Dès qu'il fut sur les rives il se prit à chanter
Si je reviens à Nantes oui je l'épouserai
The lyrics of "Dans les prisons de Nantes" are about a prisoner who was locked up in a prison in Nantes. The only person who came to see him was the jailer's daughter. One day, he asks her what people are saying about him, and she tells him that people in town are saying he will be hanged. He then asks her to untie his feet, and she complies. The prisoner takes advantage of the opportunity and jumps into the Loire River. When he reaches the shore, he starts singing a song about the jailer's daughter and how he will marry her if he ever returns to Nantes.
The song tells a story of love, betrayal, and escape. The prisoner is in love with the jailer's daughter, who is the only person who shows him any kindness. However, he knows that he is going to be executed, and he doesn't want to die. When the jailer's daughter unties his feet, he sees it as a chance to escape. He jumps into the river and swims to safety, but he doesn't forget about the love he has for the jailer's daughter. He sings about her and how he will come back to Nantes to marry her.
Overall, the lyrics of "Dans les prisons de Nantes" are poignant and emotional. They tell a story of love and desperation, and they paint a vivid picture of life in a French prison in the 19th century.
Line by Line Meaning
Dans les prisons de Nantes il y avait un prisonnier
There was a prisoner in the prisons of Nantes
Personne ne le vint le voir que la fille du geôlier
No one came to see him except the jailer's daughter
Un jour il lui demande oui que dit-on de moi
One day he asked her, "What are they saying about me?"
On dit de vous en ville que vous serez pendu
They say in town that you will be hanged
Mais s'il faut qu'on me pende déliez-moi les pieds
But if they have to hang me, untie my feet
La fille était jeunette les pieds lui a délié
The girl was young and she untied his feet
Le prisonnier alerté dans la Loire a sauté
The prisoner, alerted, jumped into the Loire
Dès qu'il fut sur les rives il se prit à chanter
As soon as he was on the banks, he started to sing
Je chante pour les belles sourtout celle du geôlier
I sing for the pretty ones, especially the jailer's daughter
Si je reviens à Nantes oui je l'épouserai
If I return to Nantes, I will marry her
Contributed by Chase T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.