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La D​é​rob​é​e de Guingamp​/​Hai o eadaraibh

from Signature by IONA

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We lead off this set with La Dérobée de Guingamp, a Breton dance from Guingamp (or Gwengamp in Breton), which is a town in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany. The Saint Loup international festival which ncludes a national competition of Brittany's dances and takes place every year around mid August, ends with this traditional dance. Dérobée means stolen or stealth: the dance originated in Italy, probably imported by the armies of Napoleon. The song which follows, Hai o eadaraibh o, is a paeon to the arts composed by Eilidh Mackenzie a native of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. It is written in traditional puirt-a-beul (gaelic mouth music) style. In a reprise of the dérobée, Bernard provides listeners with a bombard trio for quite the surprising effect!

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Hai-o eadaraibh o, Hai-o eadaraibh o
Hai-o eadaraibh o lodaraibh eadaraibh o-ro (x2)

Bárd an-diugh, beiridh mi bárdachd.
Bárd an-dè, 's rug mi bárdachd.
Bárd an-diugh, beiridh mi bárdachd.
Eisdibh ri dán mo bheatha.r

{A bard today, I'll hear a poem.
A bard yesterday, and I bore a poem.
A bard today, I'll hear a poem.
Listen to the poetry of my life.!}
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Deilbhear an-diugh, deasaichidh mi dealbh.
Deilbhear an-dè,, 'sdheasaich mi dealbh.
Deilbhear an-diugh, deasaichidh mi dealbh.
Seallaibh air ealn mo bheatha.

{A painter today, I'll prepare a painting.
A painter yesterday, and I prepared a painting.
A painter today, I'll prepare a painting.
Look at the art of my life.}

Chorus
Cleasaich' an-diugh, cuimnichidh mi cuideigin.
Cleasaich' an-dè, cuimnichidh mi cuideigin.
Cleasaich' an-diugh, cuimnichidh mi cuideigin.
Deanibh gàir' ri luchd mo beatha.

{An actor today, I'll remember someone.
An actor yesterday, and I remembered someone.
An actor today, I'll remember someone.
Smile on the characters in my life.}

Chorus
Dannsair an-diugh, cuimaidh mi cearcall.
Dannsair an-dè, 's cheum mi cearcall.
Dannsair an-dè, 's cheum mi cearcall.
'S coinnichidh mi am bàrd an earball.

{A dancer today, I'll step a circle.
A dancer yesterday, and I stepped a circle.
A dancer today, I'll step a circle.
And meet the bard on its tail.}
© (Eilidh MacKenzie, 1997)

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from Signature, released December 1, 2017

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IONA has been taking its unique brand of traditional Celtic music to festivals, arts centers, schools & house concerts all over North America and Europe since 1986, blending music from the various Celtic traditions with stories and a little humor - Barbara Ryan (vocals, bouzouki, bodhran), Bernard Argent (flute, doumbek), Chuck Lawhorn (bass), Jim Queen (fiddle, banjo) & Kathleen Larrick (dance). ... more

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