Tri Martolod
Tri Martolod( "Three sailors" inBreton) orTri Martolod Yaouank( "Three young sailors" ), is atraditional Breton songwhich dates to the 18th century inLower Brittany.It was made famous by the interpretation, the arrangement and the recordings made by the BretonharpistAlan Stivell,in the 1970s.
The lyrics tell the story of three young sailors who embark forNewfoundlandand the history quickly settles into a romantic dialogue. The music is aroundin three steps typical of the SouthCornouailleand common in theBreton coastal areas.
Performers[edit]
- Zaïg Monjarret (An tri-ugent martolod)
- Alan Stivell(liveÀ l'Olympiain 1972, single,Againin 1993)
- Tri Yann(Tri Yann an Naoned,1972)
- Deep Forest(Dao Dezi,1994)
- Yann-Fañch Kemener(withDidier Squiban,1995)
- Micamac (Breton folk band, albumFroggy Dew,1999)
- Shannon(Polish band, 2000)
- Gérard Jaffrès(Belgian singer, albumViens dans ma maison,2003)
- Claire Pelletier (Quebec singer,En concert au St-Denis,2003)
- Arany Zoltán(2009)
- Nolwenn Leroy(albumBretonne,2010)
- Les Marins d'Iroise (2011)
- Santiano(German band, 2011)
- Dunkelschön (German band, albumZauberwort,2011)
- Alexandrov Ensemble(2012)
- Restless feet, Almost Irish (2013)
- Faitissa (albumTerra aviatica,2014)
- MystTerra (Russian metal band)(2015)
- Annwn (albumEnaid,2016)
- Metal Cambra, 10th Anniversari Album, 2019 (Band from theCatalan Countries)
- Kick Your Heart (metal band from Hungary)(2019)
- Dr Peacock - Tri Martolod (Frenchcore Hardstyle Genre - 2020)
- The Longest Johns,Contre vents et marées(Between Wind and Waterre-release with additional French shanties, 2021)
- Joshua Burnell (albumSongs From The Seasons II,2022)
- The London Sea Shanty Collective (in translation asThree Breton Mariners)
Other songs[edit]
Other songs on the same musical air:
- Danish bandLars Lilholt Band"Et folk, Et menneske" ( "One People, One man" ) Danish lyrics byLars Lilholt(2012)
- French bandManau,La Tribu de Dana( "Tuatha Dé Danann",about a Celtic warrior tribe, 1998)
- Polish bandRyczące Shannon(albumRyczące Shannon Project,2005)
- Russian band Nachalo Veka (НАЧАЛО ВЕКА) feat. harpist Hellawes (Хелависа), "I Waited You" ( "Тебя Ждала" ) (single "Tebya Jdala" 2008, album "Formy Vremeny" 2010)
- Irish singerMéav Ní Mhaolchathasings this song inEnglishas titled "Once You Were My Lover". (albumThe Calling,2013)
- Olli & the Bollywood Orchestra,Teen Aazaad Naavik(albumOlli goes to Bollywood,2013)
- Swiss bandEluveitie,Inis Mona(albumSlania,about the Gallish Wars and related to De Bello Gallico by Julius Caesar, 2008) Additionally,Celtos(albumOrigins,focusing on Gaulish folklore, 2014) andOgmios(albumEvocation II: Pantheon,2017)
- Brazilian bandTerra Celta,"O Quadrado" (albumFolkatrua,2010)
- Montenegrin songOvo je naša zemlja,Sergej Ćetković & Danijel Popović (2009)
- DutchhardstyleDJ and producerAdaro,"Flame Up High" (2018)
- DutchfrenchcoreDJ and producerDr. Peacock,"Tri Martolod" (2020)
- DJ Bens, Dadinho, Kofs and RK, "Dans la cité" (2022)
Lyrics[edit]
Tri martolod yaouank... la la la... Tri martolod yaouank i vonet da veajiñ E vonet da veajiñ, gê! E vonet da veajiñ Gant 'n avel bet kaset... la la la... Gant 'n avel bet kaset betek an Douar Nevez Beteg an Douar Nevez, gê! Beteg an Douar Nevez E-kichen mein ar veilh... la la la... E-kichen mein ar veilh o deus mouilhet o eorioù O deus mouilhet o eorioù, gê! O deus mouilhet o eorioù Hag e-barzh ar veilh-se... la la la... Hag e-barzh ar veilh-se e oa ur servijourez E oa ur servijourez, gê! E oa ur servijourez Hag e c'houlenn ganin... la la la... Hag e c'houlenn ganin pelec'h 'n eus graet konesañs Pelec'h 'n eus graet konesañs, gê! Pelec'h 'n eus graet konesañs E Naoned er marc'had... la la la... E Naoned er marc'had hor boa choazet ur walenn
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Three young sailors... la la la… Three young sailors went traveling Went traveling! Went traveling And the wind pushed them… la la la... The wind pushed them to Newfoundland All the way to Newfoundland! All the way to Newfoundland Next to the windmill stone… la la la... Next to the windmill stone, they dropped anchor They dropped anchor! They dropped anchor And in that windmill… la la la... And in that windmill was a servant girl There was a servant girl! There was a servant girl And she asked me… la la la... And she asked me where we met Where have we met before? Where have we met before In Nantes at the market… la la la... In Nantes at the market, we chose a ring |
