Upon an almost general request, here are the lyrics with an approximative translation in English – bellow the video, so that you can follow the lyrics – or download the PdF version here and follow it along!
Me am boa bet ul lez-vamm (ha) | he oa kriz ha kalet
Div teir eur a-roak an deiz | ganti me (a) vije savet
Da vont da gerc’hat dour da feuntenn ar Wazhaleg
I had a stepmother, she was harsh with me,
She would wake me up 2 or 3 hours before the sunrise
To get water from the fountain
Ar feuntenn a oa pell | an dour a oa strafuilhet
Gant mab un den jentil | oc’h abeuriñ e gezeg
Hag eñ a c’houl diganin « Plac’hig (ha) c’hwi zo dimezet »
The fountain was far away, the water was cloudy,
By a gentlemen’s son watering his horse
And he asked me “young girl are you married?”
Med me oa ken yaouank | a respontis ne oan ket
En o kregiñ en em dorn (e)vit ma c’has er valeneg
Eno a lakas ac’hanon da sellet ouzh ar stered
I was so young, I replyed I wasn’t,
He took me by the hand for a walk,
There he made me look at the stars,
Pa savis ac’hane ma dilhad a oa joget
Ma c’halon a lampe ha ma c’horf a oa brevet
Ha me a soñje neuze « Petra am eus amañ kollet ? »
When I got up from there, my clothes were wrinkled,
My heart was “loping” (like a horse!) and ma body was tired,
And I thought “ what did I lose there?”
Neuze deus e c’hodell e roas din pemp kant skoed :
« Kerzit d’ar gêr plac’hig lârit d’ho tud oc’h dimezet
D’ur c’havalier yaouank o tistreiñ deus an Naoned »
Her took from his pocket 500 “crowns”
“Go back home young girl, tell your parents you’re married
To a young knight returning from Nantes”
Pa oan o tont o vont, dre hentoù braz Plouaret
Me a glevis ar c’hleier o seniñ evit ma eured
Me a glevis a c’hlieier o soniñ evit ma eured
While I was going through Plouaret’s roads,
I heard the bells ringing for my wedding
I heard the bells ringing for my wedding
And you can also download the PdF version here – please let us know how you enjoy learning Breton words!
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