Girl from the North country (La Fille du Nord)

[Jean Pierre]

Girl from the North Country is a song written by Bob Dylan and featured on the 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Hugues Aufray, a French singer and songwriter, introduced Bob Dylan to France and translated several of his songs into French, including "La Fille du Nord".
I have removed the photo (copyrighted), but you can see it here:
https://www.gettyimages.be/detail/nieuwsfoto%27s/bob-dylan-with-hugues-aufray-nieuwsfotos/159143217?language=fr


A bit of auto harp, diatonic harmonica, guitar finguer picking, a touch of fiddle strings (and a bit of flute) in this cover

Si tu passes là-bas vers le nord
Où les vents soufflent sur la frontière
N'oublie pas de donner le bonjour
À la fille, qui fût mon amour
Si tu croises les troupeaux de rennes
Vers la rivière à l'été finissant
Assure-toi qu'un bon châle de laine
La protège du froid et du vent
A-t-elle encore ses blonds cheveux si long
Qui dansaient jusqu'au creux de ses reins
A-t-elle encore ses blonds cheveux si long
C'est ainsi que je l'aimais bien
Je me demande si elle m'a oublié
Moi j'ai prié pour elle tous les jours
Dans la lumière des nuits de l'été
Et dans le froid du petit jour
Si tu passes là-bas vers le nord
Où les vents soufflent sur la frontière
N'oublie pas de donner le bonjour
À la fille, qui fût mon amour

[cuthbert]

I've come to appreciate Bob Dylan more as time goes by. And it's interesting to hear this one sung en francais (plus, you sing better than Bob). Excellent arrangement, too.

Well done!

[Rene Asologuitar]

Girl from the North Country is a song written by Bob Dylan and featured on the 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
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Hi Jean,
Love the harmonica!
And your vocals is simply floating, and has perfect reverb!!!
Beautiful song, and this one I might have missed.
Loved hearing this from you, excellent version!
Well done, my friend!
Rene

[Farrell Jackson]

I've always liked this Bob Dylan song. Dylan also did a duet with Johnny Cash on Girl From The North Country from his Nashville Skyline album. You should check it out. Lovely harmonica and finger picking on the acoustic. The auto harp puts a nice feel to it and great vocal JP!

[Jean Pierre]

thank you guys

Cuthbert said

plus, you sing better than Bob)

oh! bordering on the blasphemous 

well, it's true that Bob Dylan can't be called a crooner  

[Ted]

This is a little different for you, and yet totally you. Lovely.

I was originally familiar with Pete Townshend's adaptation of the song, "North Country Girl", and for years didn't know it was a take on Dylan's song – not until I heard Rosanne Cash's version. In fact... I'm still not sure if I've heard the original Dylan version. Will seek it out. Maybe. Not sure I need to hear it now.

[Jean Pierre]

Thanks Ted
Let's give credit where credit is due, here is the original version
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. It was released on 27 May 1963 on Columbia Records.
The album is still considered one of the highlights of his discography and was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2002.

The album was released in 1963 ...it was with songs like North country girl and don't think twice that I discovered finguerpincking...
Well, personally I prefer Dylan's productions, before the electrification that made so much noise 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/what-really-happened-the-night-dylan-plugged-in-his-guitar/2015/07/23/14c518ba-1db3-11e5-aeb9-a411a84c9d55_story.html

[alfstone]

I've always liked this Bob Dylan song. Dylan also did a duet with Johnny Cash on Girl From The North Country from his Nashville Skyline album. You should check it out. Lovely harmonica and finger picking on the acoustic. The auto harp puts a nice feel to it and great vocal JP!

I agree 100%, Nashville Skyline is a great album, and I discovered this song on that  duet with Johnny Cash. Anyway extremely good version, JP. Many congrats.

Alfredo

[Jean Pierre]

Dylan also did a duet with Johnny Cash on Girl From The North Country from his Nashville Skyline album.

so I listened to the Dylan/Johnny Cash version

A nice version indeed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je4Eg77YSSA

[StephenM]

this may be my favorite recording I have heard of yours to date.  The way you have recorded and effected the vocals is superior JP.  Sounds like heaven come to earth!  Bravo. 
Also that finger picking is to die for.