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Le Chemin Perdu  ( 10 )

 BY OURSELVES (NI HON-UNAN )

 

I was born among them  ,                  

In Brittany ,                                            

Close to Brocéliande ,

A child ran at play about ...

Cheerfulness within him ,

And kisses all over ,

Of the Enchantress ...

This time , now , is dead and gone ,

But in a corner of our memory , 

Lives a brilliant flame

Igniting our bitter hearts

With the hope

Of a better life ...

Just by ourselves ,

We could , if you please ,

Free our land !... 

We'll find the Truth 's hard way ,

And it will be dazzling !

You were oppressed ,

In the Big City ,

With just foreign words

To name the things ,

All around ...

Get back over here to drink the ocean ,

To live like our country

And its scents ...

Just by ourselves

We have to leave the Big City ,

And to build a new world

Of Freedom , Love and Beauty ...

By ourselves ,

We'll fight still stronger ,

To cast off the cruel chains

That break our souls ...

And we'll open up the right way

To Freedom ,

For sure , it will be priceless !


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DAN AR WERN - Le Chemin Perdu - 10 - Ni-Hon-Unan ( By Ourselves ) May 1982-Pep gwir miret strizh / Tous droits réservés / All rights reserved - Copyright  1992 , " Le Chemin Perdu " - AL LIAMM . Translated from the original text in breton language by the author . " Ni Hon-Unan " , published in AL LIAMM n° 227 , Nov. Dec. 1984 .

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