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-00738
Critical Breton title: Mamm an avaloù
Critical French title: La mère des pommes
Critical English title: The mother of apples
Summary:

Sur un arbre près d’une rivière. Il est chargé de pommes. Les goûter est péché mortel. Un vol de pigeons s’est abattu sur ses branches.
– « La mère des pommes est morte ! Nous n’aurons plus de cidre. Il faudra aller chercher du vin à Bordeaux. »

Themes: Celebration of wine, coffee, honey...

Versions (6 versions, 7 occurrences )

Collector: DUHAMEL Maurice
Performer: LE MOAL Yves
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Coadout (Koadoud, 22)
- Version 1: Mamm an avalo / La mère des pommes
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
  Position in book: p. 196, chant n° 386
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Collector: DUHAMEL Maurice
Performer: LE BAIL Marie-Jeanne
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Port-Blanc (Porzh-Gwenn)
- Version 2: Mamm an avalo / La mère des pommes
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
  Position in book: p. 197, chant n° 387
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Collector: LUZEL François-Marie
Performer: FÉJER Marguerite
Collect date: Before 1890
Location of collect: Plourivo (Plourivoù, 22)
- Version 3a: Mamm ann avalo / La mère des pommes
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Text
  Book: Luzel (François-Marie), Soniou Breiz-Izel, 1874-1890
  Position in book: Tome II, p. 156-157
- Version 3b: Mamm an avalou / La mère des pommes
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Text
  Book: Foucher (Jean-Pierre), Le brasier des ancêtres, 1977
  Position in book: Tome 2, p. 268-269
Collector: LUZEL François-Marie
Collect date: Before 1890
Location of collect: Basse-Bretagne (Breizh-Izel)
- Version 4: Mamm ann avalo / La mère des pommes
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Fragment
  Book: Luzel (François-Marie), Soniou Breiz-Izel, 1874-1890
  Position in book: Tome II, p. 156-157
  Note: Variante
Collector: LE TROADEC Ifig
Performer: LE GROUIEC (née LE ROY) Louise
Collect date: 1993-05-13
Location of collect: Trédarzec (Tredarzeg, 22)
- Version 5: Mamm an avaloù / La mère des pommes
  Language: Breton, Translation into French
  Type: Text
  Book: Troadec (Ifig), Carnets de route, 2005
  Position in book: Livre, p. 177 [4]
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Collector: LE FLOC’H Louis
Performer: AR MASON (née ROUZ) Maria
Collect date: 1952-07-22
Location of collect: Ploubezre (Ploubêr, 22) [Kergrist]
- Version 6: Maro eo mamm an avalo
  Language: Breton
  Type: Music notation
  Book: Le Floc’h (Loeiz), Feuilles Volantes, Chansons ronétypées - Collectages de Maodez Glanndour, s.d.
  Author of the article: Le Floc’h (Loeiz)
  Position in book: F-02231, np 1, chant C-02755
  Note: F-02231 édition 1 sur 1
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