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Critical Breton title: Da betra servij bezañ koant ?
Critical French title: Que me sert d’être belle ?
Critical English title: What’s the use of being beautiful?
Summary:
Themes: Girl too young
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Reference: M-01029Critical Breton title: Da betra servij bezañ koant ?
Critical French title: Que me sert d’être belle ?
Critical English title: What’s the use of being beautiful?
Summary:
Écoutez une sône pour une jeune fille morte au milieu de son plaisir, en regardant un miroir d’argent. Sa mère lui disait : – « Que tu es jolie ! ».
– « Que me sert d’être belle si je ne peux avoir mon désir. Quand je serai morte, mettez sur ma tombe quatre fleurs.
Quand les écoliers viendront à la maison, ils diront : – « Voilà une jeune fille morte au milieu de son désir ».
– « Que me sert d’être belle si je ne peux avoir mon désir. Quand je serai morte, mettez sur ma tombe quatre fleurs.
Quand les écoliers viendront à la maison, ils diront : – « Voilà une jeune fille morte au milieu de son désir ».
Themes: Girl too young
Versions (40 versions, 57 occurrences )
- Collector: GUILLERM Henri
Performer: CHOQUER Perrine
Collect date: 1905-05-08
Location of collect: Huelgoat (An Uhelgoad, 29)-
Version 1a: Ar plac’h glac’haret / La fille chagrinée
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Guillerm (Henri), Recueil de mélodies bretonnes recueillies dans la campagne,1904-1905
Position in book: p. 5, chant n° -
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Version 1b: Ar plac’h glac’haret
Language: Breton
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Almanak ar Breizad
Position in book: 1934, p. 142-143
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- Collector: GUILLERM Henri
Performer: LAZ [M.]
Collect date: Before 1905-
Version 2a: Ar plac’h yaouank er vered
Language: Breton
Book: Almanak ar Breizad
Position in book: 1934, p. 157-158
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Version 2b: Ar plac’h yaouank glac’haret / La jeune fille chagrinée
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Guillerm (Henri), Recueil de chants populaires bretons du pays de Cornouaille, 1905
Position in book: p. 19-23, chant n° IV
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- Collector: GUILLERM Henri
Performer: TROBOAS Alain
Collect date: Before 1905
Location of collect: Ergué-Armel (An Ergue-Vihan, 29)-
Version 3a: Ar plac’h yaouank glac’haret / La jeune fille chagrinée
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Guillerm (Henri), Recueil de chants populaires bretons du pays de Cornouaille, 1905
Position in book: p. 25-29, chant n° V
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Version 3b: Ar plac’h yaouank glac’haret
Language: Breton
Book: Almanak ar Breizad
Position in book: 1936, p. 83-84
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- Collector: LE BESCO [Abbé]
Collect date: Before 1911
Location of collect: Sainte-Tréphine (Sant-Trifin, 22)-
Version 4: Ar plac’h a zo maro en kreiz he c’hoant / La fille qui mourut au milieu de son désir
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Annales de Bretagne [et des Pays de L’Ouest], 1886-[en cours]
Author of the article: Vallée (François)Position in book: 1910-1911 - Tome 26, p. 564-567
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- Performer: LE ROUX Jean
Collect date: 1959-08-13
Location of collect: Caudan (Kaodan, 56)-
Version 5: Er miloer argant
Language: Breton
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Ar Soner, 1949-[en cours]
Position in book: 1969 - n° 179, p. 2 np [2]
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- Collector: BOURGEOIS Alfred
Performer: BAUDOUIN Pierre-Louis
Collect date: 1858-05
Location of collect: Plussulien (Plusulian, 22)-
Version 6: Eur plac’h yaouank o vervel e kreis hi c’hoant da zimi / Une jeune fille qui meur d’envie de se marier
Language: Breton
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Bourgeois (Alfred), Kanaouennou pobl, 1959
Position in book: p. 31, chant n° VI, air 7
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- Collector: BOURGEOIS Alfred
Collect date: Before 1904
Location of collect: Basse-Bretagne (Breizh-Izel)-
Version 7: Sonig a garantez / Chanson d’amour
Language: Breton
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Bourgeois (Alfred), Kanaouennou pobl, 1959
Position in book: p. 36, chant n° X, air 11
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- Collector: HERRIEU Loeiz
Performer: KERMABON Paterne
Collect date: Before 1911
Location of collect: Lanester (Lannarstêr, 56) [Cosquer]-
Version 8a: Er miloérieu argant / Les miroirs d’argent
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Chansons de France (Les), 1907-1913
Author of the article: Herrieu (Loeiz)Position in book: 1910 - n° 16, p. 368-369
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Version 8b: Er miloérieu argant / Les Miroirs d’Argent
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Herrieu (Loeiz), Guerzenneu ha sonnenneu Bro-Guened, Chansons populaires du pays de Vannes, 1911-1930
Position in book: Tome 1, p. 4-5, chant n° 3
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Version 8c: Marc’harit Koant / Marguerite la Jolie
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Music notation
Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
Position in book: p. 161, chant n° 315
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- Collector: PAUL [Abbé]
Collect date: Before 1911
Location of collect: Saint-Caradec-Tréglomel (Sant-Karadeg-Tregonvael, 56)-
Version 9: Er miloérieu argant
Language: Breton
Type: Text
Book: Dihunamb, 1905-1914 et 1921-1944
Position in book: 1911 - n° 4 [70], p. 232-233
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- Collector: DUHAMEL Maurice
Performer: MENGUY Yves
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Pleyben (Pleiben, 29)-
Version 10: Marc’harit Koant / Marguerite la Jolie
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Music notation
Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
Position in book: p. 160, chant n° 314
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- Collector: ERNAULT Émile
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Trévérec (Trevereg, 22)-
Version 11: Marc’harit Koant / Marguerite la Jolie
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Music notation
Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
Position in book: p. 161, chant n° 316
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- Collector: DUHAMEL Maurice
Performer: LAJAT [M.]
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Pluzunet (Plûned, 22)-
Version 12: An hini varvas gant ar c’hoant dimi / Celle qui mourut d’envie de se marier
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Music notation
Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
Position in book: p. 162, chant n° 317
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- Collector: DUHAMEL Maurice
Performer: LE FLEM Maryvonne
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Port-Blanc (Porzh-Gwenn)-
Version 13: An hini varvas gant ar c’hoant dimi / Celle qui mourut d’envie de se marier
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Music notation
Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
Position in book: p. 162, chant n° 318
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- Collector: BOURGEOIS Alfred
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Trégor (Bro-Dreger)-
Version 14: An hini varvas gant ar c’hoant dimi / Celle qui mourut d’envie de se marier
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Music notation
Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
Position in book: p. 163, chant n° 319
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- Collector: BOURGEOIS Alfred
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Trégor (Bro-Dreger)-
Version 15: An hini varvas gant ar c’hoant dimi / Celle qui mourut d’envie de se marier
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Music notation
Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
Position in book: p. 163, chant n° 320
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- Collector: VALLÉE François
Collect date: Before 1913
Location of collect: Haute-Cornouaille (Bro-Gerne-Uhel)-
Version 16: An hini varvas gant ar c’hoant dimi / Celle qui mourut d’envie de se marier
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Music notation
Book: Duhamel (Maurice), Musiques bretonnes, 1913
Position in book: p. 164, chant n° 321
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- Collector: LE DIBERDER Yves
Collect date: 1910-09-30
Location of collect: Pont-Scorff (Pont-Skorf, 56)-
Version 17a: Chilawet ol ha chilawet…
Language: Breton
Type: Text
Book: Le Diberder (Yves), Manuscrits, Archives départementales du Morbihan
Position in book: 2 - Pont-Scorff, p. 132
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Version 17b: Plah er miloér argant
Language: Breton
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Gilliouard (Édouard), Manuscrit, Chansons collectées par Le Diberder
Position in book: 43-J-78
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Version 17c: Er miloèr argant / Le miroir d’argent
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Le Diberder (Yves), Chansons traditionnelles du pays vannetais (1910-1915), 2011
Position in book: Tome 1, p. 204
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- Collector: PENGUERN Jean-Marie
Performer: PUILL Jannet
Collect date: 1851-01-14
Location of collect: Henvic (Henvig, 29)-
Version 18a: Pod maro gant c’hoant plac’h
Language: Breton
Type: Text
Book: Penguern (Jean-Marie de), Manuscrits, N. 89 à N. 95, N.111, N. 112, Bibliothèque nationale
Position in book: Ms 89, f° 171 verso-172 verso, chant n° 65
Note: Refrain en français
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Version 18b: Pod maro gant c’hoant plac’h / Le garçon mort d’amour
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Mélusine, 1878-1912
Author of the article: Ernault (Émile)Position in book: 1888-1889 - Tome 4, col. 472-473, chant n° XXII
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Version 18c: Pod maro gant c’hoant plac’h
Language: Breton
Type: Text
Book: Ollivier (Joseph), Manuscrits 974 à 977, Copie des Manuscrits Penguern
Position in book: Ms 975, p. 115, chant n° 65
Note: Refrain en français
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Version 18d: Pod maro gant c’hoant plac’h
Language: Breton
Type: Text
Book: Gwerin, 1961-1997
Author of the article: Elies (Fañch], Le Floc’h (Loeiz)Position in book: 1963 - Tome 5, p. 139, chant n° 52
Note: Refrain en français
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- Collector: LA VILLEMARQUÉ Hersart
Performer: LA VILLEMARQUÉ (DE) [Mme]
Collect date: Before 1839-
Version 19a: Mellezourou arc’hant / Les miroirs d’argent
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: La Villemarqué (Théodore Hersart de), Barzas-Breiz, 1839
Position in book: Tome 2, p. 282-285, chant n° XIII
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Version 19b: Mellezourou arc’hant / Les miroirs d’argent
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: La Villemarqué (Théodore Hersart de), Barzaz-Breiz, 1845
Position in book: Tome 2, p. 380-383 et p. 48-49, chant n° XIV
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Version 19c: Mellezourou arc’hant / Les miroirs d’argent
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: La Villemarqué (Théodore Hersart de), Barzaz-Breiz, 1867
Position in book: p. 466-467 et p. XXXIX [1], chant n° XI
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Version 19d: Les miroirs d’argent
Language: Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Hermine (L’), 1889-1911
Author of the article: Ernault (Émile)Position in book: 1896 - Tome 15 - n° 2, p. 81-82
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- Collector: DUHAMEL Maurice
Collect date: Around 1910
Location of collect: Pays Vannetais (Bro-Gwened)-
Version 21: Er miloér argant / Le miroir d’argent
Language: Breton
Type: Music notation
Book: Le Diberder (Yves), Chansons traditionnelles du pays vannetais (1910-1915), 2011
Position in book: Tome 1, p. 203 [1]
Note: Air noté par Maurice Duhamel pour Loeiz Herrieu
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- Collector: LE DIBERDER Yves
Performer: LE DORZ Marie
Collect date: 1915-03-18
Location of collect: La Trinité-sur-Mer (An Drinded-Karnag, 56) [Kerdoual]-
Version 22a: Ir huet i hes un enic rous…
Language: Breton
Type: Text
Book: Le Diberder (Yves), Manuscrits, Archives départementales du Morbihan
Position in book: 10 - Belz, p. 28
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Version 22b: Er miloér argant / Le miroir d’argent
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Le Diberder (Yves), Chansons traditionnelles du pays vannetais (1910-1915), 2011
Position in book: Tome 1, p. 203 [2]
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- Performer: HOÉDEC Jeanne-Marie
Collect date: Around 1975
Location of collect: Caudan (Kaodan, 56)-
Version 23: Er miloèr argant / Le miroir d’argent
Language: Breton
Type: Music notation
Book: Le Diberder (Yves), Chansons traditionnelles du pays vannetais (1910-1915), 2011
Position in book: Tome 1, p. 205 [1]
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- Collect date: Before 2010
Location of collect: Basse-Bretagne (Breizh-Izel)-
Version 24: Er miloèr argant / Le miroir d’argent
Language: Breton
Type: Music notation
Book: Le Diberder (Yves), Chansons traditionnelles du pays vannetais (1910-1915), 2011
Position in book: Tome 1, p. 205 [2]
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- Performer: LE PADELLEC Matelin
Collect date: Around 1960
Location of collect: Bubry (Bubri, 56)-
Version 25: Er miloèr argant / Le miroir d’argent
Language: Breton
Type: Music notation
Book: Le Diberder (Yves), Chansons traditionnelles du pays vannetais (1910-1915), 2011
Position in book: Tome 1, p. 205 [3]
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- Performer: BARAILLEC Eugénie
Collect date: 1978
Location of collect: Lorient (An Oriant, 56)-
Version 26: Er miloèr argant / Le miroir d’argent
Language: Breton
Type: Music notation
Book: Le Diberder (Yves), Chansons traditionnelles du pays vannetais (1910-1915), 2011
Position in book: Tome 1, p. 205 [4]
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- Collector: LUZEL François-Marie
Performer: STIVAL
Collect date: 1848
Location of collect: Basse-Bretagne (Breizh-Izel) [Saintival]-
Version 27a: Marc’harit coant / Marguerite la jolie
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Luzel (François-Marie), Soniou Breiz-Izel, 1874-1890
Position in book: Tome I, p. 220-223
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Version 27b: Marc’harid koant / Marc’harit la jolie
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Foucher (Jean-Pierre), Le brasier des ancêtres, 1977
Position in book: Tome 2, p. 192-195
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- Collector: LUZEL François-Marie
Performer: LE JEAN J.M., FULUP Marc’harit
Collect date: 1867-08-20
Location of collect: Guingamp (Gwengamp, 22), Pluzunet (Plûned, 22)-
Version 28a: Rismadel (Ar verc’h a save mintin mad…)
Language: Breton
Type: Text
Book: Luzel (François-Marie), Manuscrits ms 1020 à 1038
Position in book: Ms 1023 - Cahier 9-2, f° 80 recto-80 verso
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Version 28b: An hini varvas gant ar c’hoant dimi / Celui qui mourut d’envie de se marier
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Luzel (François-Marie), Soniou Breiz-Izel, 1874-1890
Position in book: Tome I, p. 222-225
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Version 28c: C’hoant dimezi
Language: Breton
Type: Text
Book: Gourvil (Francis), La chanson bretonne au front, 1916
Position in book: Fascicule 1, p. 10
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- Collector: ERNAULT Émile
Collect date: 1880
Location of collect: Trévérec (Trevereg, 22)-
Version 29: La jeune amoureuse
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Mélusine, 1878-1912
Author of the article: Ernault (Émile)Position in book: 1886-1887 - Tome 3, col. 477-478, chant n° XII
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- Collector: ERNAULT Émile
Collect date: 1895
Location of collect: Plougrescant (Plougouskant, 22)-
Version 30: La jeune amoureuse
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Mélusine, 1878-1912
Author of the article: Ernault (Émile)Position in book: 1896-1897 - Tome 8, col. 43-45, chant n° LVII
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- Collector: CADIC Jean-Mathurin
Collect date: Before 1891
Location of collect: Pays Vannetais (Bro-Gwened)-
Version 31: Jeannett er vraw / La belle Jeannette
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Revue de Bretagne, de Vendée [et d’Anjou], 1857-1914
Author of the article: Cadic (Jean-Mathurin)Position in book: 1891 - Tome 5, p. 239-241
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- Collector: FRISON Joseph
Collect date: Before 1912
Location of collect: Lorient (An Oriant, 56)-
Version 32: Er miloer argant / Le miroir d’argent
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Revue des Traditions Populaires, 1886-1919
Author of the article: Frison (Joseph)Position in book: 1912 - Tome 27, p. 56-57, chant n° III
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- Collector: LE TROADEC Ifig, LE TROADEC Nanda
Performer: LE BONNIEC (Mme RIOU) Louise
Collect date: 1980-07
Location of collect: Pluzunet (Plûned, 22)-
Version 33: Ur plac’hig yaouank / Une petite jeune fille
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Troadec (Ifig), Carnets de route, 2005
Position in book: Livre, p. 204
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- Collector: LE TROADEC Ifig
Performer: LE GROUIEC (née LE ROY) Louise
Collect date: 1993-02-27
Location of collect: Trédarzec (Tredarzeg, 22)-
Version 34: Mari a save beure mat / Marie se levait de bon matin
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Troadec (Ifig), Carnets de route, 2005
Position in book: Livre, p. 205 [1]
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- Collector: LE TROADEC Ifig, LE TROADEC Nanda
Performer: DERRIEN (née LE GUERN) Hortense
Collect date: 1980-07
Location of collect: Prat (Prad, 22) [Trévoazan]-
Version 35: Ur plac’h koant / Une belle fille
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Fragment
Book: Troadec (Ifig), Carnets de route, 2005
Position in book: Livre, p. 205 [2]
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- Collector: LE TROADEC Ifig
Performer: BALLANGER (Mme LE TROADEC) Alice
Collect date: 1995-05-26
Location of collect: La Roche-Derrien (Ar Roc’h-Derrien, 22)-
Version 36: Ur plac’h a savas beure mat / Une fille se leva de bon matin
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Fragment
Book: Troadec (Ifig), Carnets de route, 2005
Position in book: Livre, p. 206 [1]
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- Collector: KEMENER Yann-Fañch
Performer: BOLORÉ Albert
Collect date: Before 1996
Location of collect: Sainte-Tréphine (Sant-Trifin, 22)-
Version 37: Diviz etre ar vamm hag ar verc’h / Dialogue entre la mère et sa fille
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text, Music notation
Book: Kemener (Yann-Fañch), Carnets de route, 1996
Position in book: Livre, p. 166, chant n° 48
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- Collector: KEMENER Yann-Fañch
Performer: BONHOMME Frédéric
Collect date: Before 1996
Location of collect: Kergrist-Moëlou (Kergrist-Moeloù, 22)-
Version 38: Plac’h yaouank Plusulian / La jeune fille de Plussulien
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Kemener (Yann-Fañch), Carnets de route, 1996
Position in book: Livre, p. 167 [1], chant n° 49
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- Collector: KEMENER Yann-Fañch
Collect date: Before 1996
Location of collect: Côtes-d’Armor (Aodoù-an-Arvor)-
Version 39: Plac’h yaouank Plusulian / La jeune fille de Plussulien
Language: Breton, Translation into French
Type: Text
Book: Kemener (Yann-Fañch), Carnets de route, 1996
Position in book: Livre, p. 167 [2], chant n° 49
Note: Variante
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Version 40: Eur plac’h yaouank glac’haret
Language: Breton
Type: Text
Book: Manuscrits divers faisant partie du fonds de feuilles Volantes de l’Abbaye de Landévennec.
Position in book: L-26-380, np 1
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Version 41: Eur plac’h yaouank glac’haret
Language: Breton
Type: Text
Book: Manuscrits divers faisant partie du fonds de feuilles Volantes de l’Abbaye de Landévennec.
Position in book: L-26-381, np 1 [n° 1]
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Cross-references
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Ar flandrinenn yaouank (ref. M-01026)
Note: Thème similaire. - Laforte I M 4 - La fille au miroir / Coirault 1113 - La beauté à quoi sert-elle ?
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