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Noz an anaon

Noz an anaon

NIGHT OF THE SOULS

 

Souls of my compatriots

Following your chagrin tonight

Through the paths of the Mountains

On the deep roads of the Forest

And on the beaches of the Sea,

Souls of my compatriots

Wandering in the black night

Tonight you will hear on every side

Whistling in the wind

Freedom fighters of Brittany 4

The dark night is theirs

That night will one day sing

The White Morning long awaited

The Great Morning of the White and Black. 5

 

Souls of my Ancestors

If you find them on your way

Give them your blessing

They are the Young People

Who have taken the Burden

On their strong shoulders

They are the Ones who will sweep away the Shame...

 

September 1968.

 

4 In Breton, T.D.B. = Talbenn dieubidigezh Breizh, "The Liberation Front of Brittany"

 

5 The "White and Black" is the name of Brittany's national flag

 

Read this poem in breton
Translated by Lenora Timm
 

"Gant Sœur Marie de Saint Michel, ' Sœur Michel "" evit Anjela (1968). Eskemmet o doa lizhiri e-pad
 
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