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Quand j'​é​tais jeune à dix​-​huit ans​/​Hanter dros

from Birken Tree by IONA

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(When I was young and eighteen/dances)

Once again, we are indebted to the Monjarret family of the Morbihan district in Brittany, the Celtic province of France. Nolwenn taught Barbara this song from Morbihan--an hanter dro, or dance tune--with nonsense words in French dialect.
We found two of the subsequent hanter dros in Polig's magnificently exhaustive collection of Breton tunes. As always, we encourage our audiences to join in the dances, taught to Bernard by Nolwenn as well...

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Quand j'étais jeune à dix-huit ans
J'étais belle et galante o-gué.
Quand j'étais jeune à dix-huit ans
J'étais belle et galante. [3 times]

Les amoureux venaient me voir
Le soir dedans ma chambre o-gué,
Les amoureux venaient me voir
Le soir dedans ma chambre. [3 times]

Le plus jeuneux des amoureux
M'apporta une orange o-gué,
Le plus jeuneux des amoureux
M'apporta une orange. [3 times]

L'orange est tombé sur mon pied,
Elle a cassé ma jambe o-gué,
L'orange est tombé sur mon pied,
Elle a cassé ma jambe. [3 times]

On fit venir un medécin
De Paris ou de Nantes o-gué,
On fit venir un medécin
De Paris ou de Nantes. [3 times]

Le medécin qui me soigna
Voulut couper ma jambe o-gué,
Le medécin qui me soigna
Voulut couper ma jambe. [3 times]

Non ma jambe ne sera pas coupée
Car je vis de mes rents o-gué,
Non ma jambe ne sera pas coupée
Car je vis de mes rents. [3 times]

credits

from Birken Tree, released December 18, 2000
Barbara Ryan: lead vocals, tambourine, bouzouki, bodhrán;
Bernard Argent: vocals, Eb flute, Eb whistle, doumbek, bombarde;
Bob Mitchell: shakers, bombarde;
Nick Smiley: vocals, mandolin, acoustic bass guitar, "avocado".

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IONA Washington, D.C.

IONA has been taking its unique brand of traditional Celtic music to festivals, arts centers, schools & house concerts all over North America and Europe since 1986, blending music from the various Celtic traditions with stories and a little humor - Barbara Ryan (vocals, bouzouki, bodhran), Bernard Argent (flute, doumbek), Chuck Lawhorn (bass), Jim Queen (fiddle, banjo) & Kathleen Larrick (dance). ... more

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