Ar rozell

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Pa zistroas Fañch d’e vro,
Ne ouie mui brezhoneg,
Ne ouie, war e veno,
Nemet chaokat galleg.

Edeur gant ar gwinizh,
El leur p’en em gavas,
Hag evel ur bourc’hiz
Fañch, lorc’hek, a stouas.

Hag an holl sebezet,
Dirak kement a stran,
Buan-ha-buan da redet
Evit diviz gantañ.

D’ar gentañ prezegenn
E klask digarezioĂč,
En ur hejal e benn,
Digor-bras e c’henoĂč.

Ne c’hallan ket krediñ,
A lavare Biel,
Mastin, ne ouifes mui
Anv forc’h ha rastell.

Lavar da vihanañ,
En ur glask en da benn,
Petra ’c’halver houmañ
Graet gant un tamm plankenn ?

Fañch a stok er blankenn,
Oc’h ober arvezioĂč,
Ha troad ar benveg, krenn,
A lamm ouzh e c’henoĂč.

Neuze Fañch e kounnar,
Diouzhtu da lavaret,
Ouzh he zaoler* d’an douar, [zeurel]
Sapre rozell daonet !

Ar rozell a ziskouez,
Da gement den lorc’hek,
Ne zleer ket kaout mezh
O komz e brezhoneg.

While you’re reading a text that has been written in breton, don’t forget that breton literature is like any other: it has its own genius and tastes.

They may be very different from those of the (french, english...) literature that you have been imbued with at school. Should breton literature be held in poor esteem for that reason?

So, please remember how useless it might be to contrast a literature with another. Take the texts as they are, have a nice read and enjoy!

Any idea? Please do NOT hesitate to contact me, whatever it might be. Though I'm not wonderwoman (hmmm, and who knows after all?), you might be surprised anyway!
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