Annotation:Son ar chistr
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SON AR CHISTR (Song of Cider). AKA - "Zeven dagen lang." French, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time with irregular measures). France, Brittany. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Son ar chistr" is a traditional song of Brittany, whose words in Breton were written in 1929 by two Morbihan teenagers, Jean Bernard and Jean-Marie Prima. The lively and humorous drinking song was popularized in the 1970's through the playing of Martin Carthy and Alan Stivell as "Son ar chistr", although it has been recorded under numerous titles since then. It begins:
Ev chistr 'ta Laou, rak chistr ‘zo mat, loñla,
Ev chistr 'ta Laou, rak chistr ‘zo mat.
Ur blank, ur blank ar chopinad, loñla,
Ur blank, ur blank ar chopinad.
English version:
Drink up your cider, cider’s good you know,
Drink up your cider, cider’s good.
Drink up your cider, cider’s good!
One sou per glass, one little sou per glass,
One sou per glass, one sou per glass.
