An_Alarc'h

An Alarc'h

An Alarc'h

Traditional Breton song

"An Alarc'h" ("The Swan") is a Breton traditional song. It is found in the 1839 collection Barzaz Breiz.[1] It tells of the return from exile in England of the Breton prince Jean de Montfort (known as "The Swan of Montfort")[2] and his defeat of the French army under Bertrand du Guesclin in 1379.[3] It has been recorded by, amongst others, Alan Stivell and Gilles Servat.[4]

The Scottish folk song "The Twa Corbies", a variation of the English song "The Three Ravens", was set to the tune of "An Alarc'h" by R.M. Blythman.[5]

Lyrics

(From the Barzaz Breiz of 1839)

More information Breton original, English translation ...

Recordings

  • À l'Olympia, Alan Stivell (1972, Fontana, 6399 005)
  • Musiques Celtiques, An Triskell (1973, Philips, 632145)
  • Je Ne Hurlerai Pas Avec Les Loups, Gilles Servat (1983, Kalondour, 814 362-1)
  • Tri Yann an Naoned, Tri Yann (1972, Kelenn, 6332 626)
  • Hanternoz, (August 2013)
  • Molène, Didier Squiban (1997, L'Oz Production – L'OZ 17)

References

  1. [1]
    Théodore Hersart de la Villemarqué, Barzaz Breiz. Franck, 1846, p. 380.
  2. [2]
    Yann Brékilien, La Bretagne d'hier et de demain. J. P. Delarge, 1978. ISBN 2711301087, p. 118
  3. [3]
    André-Georges Hamon, Chantres de toutes les Bretagnes: 20 ans de chanson bretonne. J. Picollec, 1981. ISBN 2864770342, p. 49
  4. [4]
    Françoise Morvan, Le monde comme si: nationalisme et dérive identitaire en Bretagne. Actes Sud, 2002. ISBN 2742739858, p. 173
  5. [5]
    "Twa Corbies / Two Ravens". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
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