This is Dilezet, a text that have been written in breton by Pierre Pronost.

Dilezet

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O ! na pebezh anken ! pebezh merzherenti !
Tostaat ’ra miz mae, kement tra zo laouen,
Hag e-kreiz ar gwalleur, soñjal ne c’hallin mui
          Kanañ war va zelenn !

Gouzout e red, ken tomm, gwad yaouank em gwazhied,
Eo va c’halon dener, ken troet d’ar garantez,
Ha rankout, enkrezet, gwelet e-barzh er bed
          Kement a levenez !

Anaout ar blijadur, taoler* ur sell c’hoantus [teurel]
War an neb a dremen eürus em c’hichen,
Ha n’eus forzh e pe lec’h rankout dalc’her*, e-kuzh, [derc’hel]
          Va glac’har ouzh pep den !

E pep lec’h, hag atav, gant an holl dilezet,
Hep ur ger, hep un dorn da reiñ din ur berad
Eus ar gwir garantez hep pehini, bepred,
          Em bezo kalonad !

Evel gant an derzhienn em empenn ez eus tan,
Ar c’hwezenn eus va zal a gouezh a-veradoù,
Aes e kavan harpañ va fenn paour ouzh ur maen,
          A bep tu d’an hentoù.

O ! ma n’em befe ket, Jezuz, aze da groaz,
Pa welan en-dro din mignoned ken didruez,
Daoust ha me, lavar din, a c’hallfe kaout, siwazh !
          Kalon da chom e buhez ?

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