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An Dro- Trois Matelots du Port de Brest

from The View From Here by Boxing Robin

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A Breton An Dro. Here 3 sailors set out from Brest, near the westernmost tip of France. They become lost at sea, and after running out of food, start trying to decide which one of them the other two will eat (!).

Fortunately for nos amis marins, land is spotted just in time-- and no one gets "et". (Which would have made this a very different song.)

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Trois matelots du port de Brest
Trois matelots du port de Brest
De sur la mer, djemalon lonla lura,
De sur la mer se sont embarqués.



Ont bien été trois mois sur mer
Ont bien été trois mois sur mer
Sans jamais terre, djemalon lonla lura,
Sans jamais terre y aborder.



Au bout de cinq à six semaines
Au bout de cinq à six semaines
Le pain le vin, djemalon lonla lura,
Le pain le vin vint à manquer.


Fallut tirer la courte paille
Fallut tirer la courte paille
Pour savoir qui, djemalon lonla lura,
Pour savoir qui serait mangé.



La courte paille tomba sur le chef
La courte paille tomba sur le chef
Ce s’ra donc moi, djemalon lonla lura,
Ce s’ra donc moi qui s’rai mangé.



Oh non sinon, mon capitaine
Oh non sinon, mon capitaine
La mort pour vous, djemalon lonla lura,
La mort pour vous j’endurerai.



La mort pour moi si tu l’endures
La mort pour moi si tu l’endures
Cent écus d’or, djemalon lonla lura,
Cent écus d’or je t’y donn’rai.


Ou bien ma fille en mariage
Ou bien ma fille en mariage
Ou c’beau bateau, djemalon lonla lura,
Ou c’beau bateau qui est sous nos pieds.
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Courage mes enfants courage
Courage mes enfants courage
Je vois la terre, djemalon lonla lura,
Je vois la terre de tous côtés.

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from The View From Here, released March 1, 2023

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Boxing Robin play traditional folk music from Ireland, Scotland, France, and England. The band consists of multi-instrumentalists Rick Cunningham and Gypsy Youngraven. They are based out of the Nashville, Tennessee area.

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