Brezhoneg Pevar/Lesson 1

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Rimadelloù / Rhymes Petra 'ra ma dorn ? - What does my hand ? Skrabat a ra, skrab, skrab, skrab Flourañ 'ra, flour, flour, flour Piñsañ 'ra, aioù ! aioù ! aioù ! Skeiñ 'ra, pan ! pan ! pan! Hilligat a ra, guili, guili, guili ! Lavarout 'ra, kenavo ! kenavo ! Ha kuitaat a ra... It scratches, scratch, scratch, scratch, It caresses, caress, caress, caress, It pinches, aioù ! aioù ! aioù ! It taps, pan ! pan ! pan! It tickles, guili, guili, guili ! It says goodbye ! goodbye ! And it goes away ... Source

Barzhonegoù / Poems

Brezhoneg Lagad an Heol — Heol ! Perak out ken diwezhat o tiblouz ? Ha perak eo ken ruz da lagad ? Ha bet ac’h eus en noz-mañ ur gwall-hunvre, En deus graet dit leñvañ dre da hun ? — Na hun na hunvre na fall na mat. Beilhet am eus an noz-pad… Tra ma kouske ar c’hornôg dibled war ludu louet e lore me ’m eus graet tro an Douar. Ha gwelet am eus tud o vervel gant an naon. Gwelet ’m eus tud o vervel gant ar riv. Gwelet tud o vervel gant an dic’hoanag. Gwelet am eus tud o lazhañ tud, breudeur o ’n em dagañ. Gwelet ’m eus pobloù mac’het. Gwelet ur penntiern meur o kouezhañ dindan boled ur foll. Gwelet forzh tud o leñvañ : Ha chomet on bepred digas… Gwelet ’m eus, avat, tud o c’hoarzhin goap ouzh ar re zo er boan, Ouzh ar re zo en dienez Ouzh ar re zo dindan ar yev. Ha neuze am eus ranket leñvañ, Ma ’z eo ruz c’hoazh va lagad. — Heol ! Sec’h bremañ da zaeroù ! Mor-Breizh, emberr, a vo dous D’az lagad ruz hag entanet… Ur beure goañv 1964 Orin

English The sun's eye — Sun, why are you so late getting up? And why is your eye so red? Did you have a nightmare And weep in your sleep? — I've neither slept nor dreamt. During the night I've kept watch, While the West slept without a care On the grey ashes of its laurels, I took a trip around the World. — Sun! What did you see on your way? — I saw people dying of cold. I saw people dying of hunger. Saw people dying in despair. Saw people killing people, brothers striking each other. Saw people oppressed. Saw a great leader falling under a madman's bullets. Saw I don't know how many people weeping. And I still remained indifferent. I saw people jeer at their afflicted brother, At those in need, At those under the yoke. Then, however, I had to weep, So that my eye is still red. — Sun! Stop your weeping now. Very soon in the Breton Sea, You will soak your inflamed eye. May 1964. Source

Geriadur / Vocabulary Brezhoneg English Lagad Eye Diblouz Ruz Red Gwall-hunvre Nightmare Exercises Go to the Quiz

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