Second Cobla
La reyna dex carrels fuix dacotsz' d'oru
La dame de carreau fut débauchée par l'or
The queen of diamonds did get debauched by gold
Lo valjei diz trefleix testa-lo vasceix
Le valet de trèfle sa tête vacillait
The jack of clubs his head became quite shaky
Lo rex d'espiks hava mamar-lo d' pikeix
Le roi de pique de sa mémoire s'a piqué
The king of spades his memory ran like mad
Lo valjei d' cor hava laz labeix-lo mordx
Le valet de cœur les lèvres s'a mordu
The jack of hearts had to keep his lips bitten
La reyna d'espiks smablx lub' ut corrgsix
La dame de pique semblait madrée et corsée
The queen of spades seemed foxy though rather ill
Lo rex dex carrels volata'l glor' valer
Le roi de carreau voulut le gloire valoir
The king of diamonds wanted glory to earn
La reyna d' cor viengxa korrig' la korrbxat
La dame de cœur vint corriger la carotte
The queen of hearts came to punish the swindle
Lo valjei d'espiks-vankxta 'l turlupino
Le valet de pique s'a vanté au bouffon
The jack of spades went out walking with the fool
Lo rex diz trefleix trisqetx lo cormali
Le roi de trèfle a triqué le corbeau
The king of clubs really thrashed the evil thief
Lo valjei dex carrels fui 'l piu corril
Le valet de carreau fut le plus couru
The jack of diamonds was at court most courted
La reyna diz trefleix trova 'l tradine
La dame de trèfle a trouvé le traître
The queen of clubs went out to find the traitor
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