Jack , wrote:
Can you translate the Breton words in the song
Général, ma Général d'ar ger,
D'ar ger ma Général,
D'ar ger n'eo ket d'ar brezel,
Général, ma Général d'ar ger,
D'ar ger ma Général,
Ma Kaer de Marivault.
translation
General, my General to home (return home),
To home my General,
To home is not to war,
General, my General to home ,
To home my General,
My love de Marivault.
Ger (ker = home) has the same pronunciation as the word guerre (war) in French.
There is a little (damatic) story about a misunderstanding between
the general de Marivault and the breton soldiers: the general understood that the
breton soldiers wanted to fight while they simply asked to return home. If you
can read french there are some details about this story here:
http://www.france-ouest.com/cours-de-breton/04/ville.htm
For more details about Conlie (Kerfank) and the whole story go to:
http://www.bzh.com/keltia/galleg/histoire/bretagne/emsav-1/conlie.htm
René
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