Suite Sudarmoricaine

Suite Sud-Armoricaine is a bawdy Breton song in Breton, popularized by Alan Stivell in the 1970s. It is the only song in Breton ever to make the number one chart spot on French radio Europe 1.[1] The lyrics are from the Pardon Speied (the Pardon of the village of Spézet) date from 1950s and they are in the public domain because the author is unknown.[2] The song is originally a traditional Breton musical air.

Lyrics

Breton[3] E pardon Speied e oan bet Ur plac'h yaouank am eus kavet 'Barzh ar park vras hon eus kousket Ur verol bras am eus paket D'an ospital on bet kaset War an daol vras on bet lakaet Ha ma lost bras 'zo bet troc'het Dre ar prenestr eo bet kaset Ur meil ki-bleiz 'zo tremenet Ha ma lost bras e-neus debret Ha ma lost bras e-neus debret Hag ar c'hi-bleiz a zo marvet

English At the pardon of Spezet, I went A young girl, I found In a large field, we slept The great pox, I caught At the hospital, I was sent On a large table, I was placed And my big cock was cut Through the window, it was thrown A huge wolf-dog rose And my big cock, he ate And my big cock, he ate And dog-wolf is dead

Recordings

• Alan Stivell: albums À l'Olympia (1972), Again (1993 with Shane MacGowan), Back to Breizh (2000 in French).
• An Triskell as Suite Pourlette (album Musiques Celtiques, 1973).
• Polish band Shannon (2000).
• Franco-Slovak band Roc'hann (album Skladby z nášho, 2008).
• Nolwenn Leroy (album Bretonne, 2010).[4]
• Beltaine (album Tríú, 2010).
• Les Stentors (album Voyage en France, 2012).
• Julien Jaffrès (album Rock'n Celtic Guitar, 2012).

References

1. (in French) Yves Pouchard, "Les noces d'émeraude d'Alan Stivell" Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, Le Parisien, October 22, 2009
2. "Kanomp Uhel", 1996, Coop Breizh
3. Lyrics, Breton and French
4. (in French), Nolwenn Leroy chante une chanson grivoise : « Suite Sudarmoricaine », Voici.fr, April 3rd 2011

External links

• Alan Stivell, live: 1973, 2000, 2012