Need help with Breton song

Subject: Need help with Breton song
From: Matthew
Date: 23 Jun 99 - 12:46 PM

I know this sounds vague, but I am looking for both the name and the singer of a song from Brittany sung in French. The song is traditional, but has been pumped up with funky bass and synthesizers and is obviously about sheep ("mouton" is said many times in the song, there is a sheep bell in the percussion and imitation sheep bleats) All I know is that it is sung by someone (so the fragmented message from the DJ said) who usually sings Scots Gaelic songs. If anyone has a lead, I'll be glad of the help!

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Subject: RE: Need help with Breton song
From: Bobby Bob, Ellan Vannin
Date: 23 Jun 99 - 02:46 PM

Depending on how old the recording is, it could be by Sonerien Sant Yann (I think).

I raised a query some time ago about the chorus of a song which starts at 10 and works downwards -

J'ai dix ou neuf moutons dans mon village en haut
J'ai dix ou neuf moutons dans mon village en bas (x 2)

Chorus: Dans mon village en haut, dans mon village en bas
Eh change-tu, Madelina Madelaine
Eh change-tu, Madelaine, dors-tu?

Except that I wasn't really sure about the chorus. Perhaps 'Eh charge-en-tu, Madaleena Madelaine'.

I received a reply from soc.culture.breton from someone who sings -

Il y a dix ou neu bistrots dans mon village d'en haut, etc.

I also have another version somewhere that goes 'dans mon menage en haut, etc'.

After all this, it probably won't be the one. I sing it with our ceilidh band and get people to do the dance for it. Breton dance is very popular here because of our inter-Celtic festival, Yn Chruinnaght, in July.

Lhiats,

Bobby Bob

Subject: RE: Need help with Breton song
From: Bobby Bob, Ellan Vannin
Date: 23 Jun 99 - 02:47 PM

I forgot to say that the instrumental breaks on bombarde sound not dissimilar to the old song, 'Louisiana Man'.

Shoh slaynt,

Bobby Bob

Subject: RE: Need help with Breton song
From: Matthew Richards
Date: 23 Jun 99 - 05:37 PM

Bobby Bob -- thanks for the help. That is the song I was talking about!

Subject: RE: Need help with Breton song
From:
Date: 23 Jun 99 - 05:45 PM

Forgot to ask -- what is the name of the song?