Oral tradition in breton

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Songs of oral tradition in the Breton language
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Characteristics of the song

Reference: M-00538
Critical Breton title: Roulomp hor yaouankiz
Critical French title: Roulons notre jeunesse
Critical English title: Knocking about as long as our youth lasts
Summary:

Je n’ai qu’un sou, voilà tout mon argent. Prenez-moi ou laissez-moi, voilà toute ma fortune.
Je n’ai plus qu’un mois à rouler ma jeunesse, tant qu’il durera, roulons et sonnons, nous danserons nuit et jour.

Themes: Celibacy, elderly bachelors, old maids ; Songs for dancing to lyrics designed purely to accompany the dance

Versions (10 versions, 16 occurrences )

Collector: DUHAMEL Maurice
Performer: MENGUY Yves
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Pleyben (Pleiben, 29)
- Version 1: Me n’am eus nemet eur blank / Je n’ai qu’un sou
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
  Position in book: p. 120, chant n° 234
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Collector: GUILLERM Henri
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Trégunc (Tregon, 29)
- Version 2: Me n’am eus nemet eur blank / Je n’ai qu’un sou
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
  Position in book: p. 121, chant n° 235
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Collector: DUHAMEL Maurice
Performer: MENGUY Yves
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Pleyben (Pleiben, 29)
- Version 3: Roulomp hon Yaouankiz / Roulons notre jeunesse
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
  Position in book: p. 195, chant n° 383
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Collector: GUILLERM Henri
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Trégunc (Tregon, 29)
- Version 4: Roulomp hon Yaouankiz / Roulons notre jeunesse
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
  Position in book: p. 195, chant n° 384
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Collector: DUHAMEL Maurice
Performer: DUJARDIN Louis
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Saint-Renan (Lokournan, 29)
- Version 5: Roulomp hon Yaouankiz / Roulons notre jeunesse
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
  Position in book: p. 196, chant n° 385
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Collector: LARBOULETTE Jean-Louis
Performer: ER BRAZ Loeiz
Collect date: Before 1905
Location of collect: Plouhinec [56] (Pleheneg, 56)
- Version 6a: N’em es ket nameit ur blank…
  Language: Breton
  Type: Text, Music notation
  Book: Larboulette (Jean-Louis), Manuscrit
  Position in book: Cahier 2, f° 105
- Version 6b: N’em es ket nameit ur blank… / Je n’ai qu’un sou…
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Text, Music notation
  Book: Larboulette (Jean-Louis), Chants traditionnels vannetais 1902-1905, 2005
  Position in book: Livre, p. 180
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- Version 6c: N’em es ket nameit ur blank…
  Language: Breton
  Type: Fragment, Music notation
  Book: Larboulette (Jean-Louis), Chants traditionnels vannetais 1902-1905, 2005
  Position in book: CD 2, chant 10
  Note: Réinterprétation : ER BRAZ Loeiz
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Collector: LUZEL François-Marie
Collect date: Before 1890
Location of collect: Trégor (Bro-Dreger) ?
- Version 7: Me n’am eus nemet eur blanc / Je n’ai qu’un sou
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Text
  Book: Luzel (François-Marie), Soniou Breiz-Izel, 1874-1890
  Position in book: Tome I, p. 28-29 [1]
Collector: LUZEL François-Marie
Performer: RENAUD Catherine
Collect date: Before 1890
Location of collect: Pleyben (Pleiben, 29), Trégor (Bro-Dreger)
- Version 8a: Me n’am euz ken nemed eur blank… (Passe-pied)
  Language: Breton
  Use: Danse (Passe+pied)
  Type: Text
  Book: Luzel (François-Marie), Manuscrits ms 1020 à 1038
  Position in book: Ms 1021 - Cahier 7, p. 47 [f° 25 r] [2]
- Version 8b: Roulomp hon iaouankiz / Roulons notre jeunesse
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Text
  Book: Luzel (François-Marie), Soniou Breiz-Izel, 1874-1890
  Position in book: Tome II, p. 154-155
Collector: GUILLEVIC Augustin
Collect date: 1885
Location of collect: Saint-Goazec (Sant-Wazeg, 29)
- Version 9a: Chanson (Ne mès mui nameit tri miz...)
  Language: Breton
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Guillevic (Augustin), Carnet de collecte, 1882-1902
  Position in book: p. 90
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- Version 9b: Chanson (Ne mès mui nameit tri miz...)
  Language: Breton
  Type: Fragment, Music notation
  Book: Cadic (Jean-Mathurin), Chants et airs traditionnels du pays vannetais (fin XIXe siècle), 2007
  Position in book: CD 2, chant 12
  Note: Réinterprétation : ER BRAZ Loeiz
Collector: GUILLEVIC Augustin
Collect date: 1885
Location of collect: Saint-Goazec (Sant-Wazeg, 29)
- Version 10a: Chanson (Ne mès mui nameit tri miz...)
  Language: Breton
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Guillevic (Augustin), Carnet de collecte, 1882-1902
  Position in book: p. 88
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- Version 10b: Chanson (Ne mès mui nameit tri miz...)
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Cadic (Jean-Mathurin), Chants et airs traditionnels du pays vannetais (fin XIXe siècle), 2007
  Position in book: Livre, p. 108 [2]
- Version 10c: Chanson (Ne mès mui nameit tri miz...)
  Language: Breton
  Type: Fragment, Music notation
  Book: Cadic (Jean-Mathurin), Chants et airs traditionnels du pays vannetais (fin XIXe siècle), 2007
  Position in book: CD 2, chant 11
  Note: Réinterprétation : ER BRAZ Loeiz