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. The lyrics are from the Pardon Speied date from 1950s and they are in the public domain because the author is unknown. The song is originally a traditional Breton musical air.

Lyrics

;Breton
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