Help with lyrics...An Try Marrak

smasheasy · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 2 Localisation: Northeast U.S.

Hello,
I am in love with this song, ever since I first heard Alan's version in the early '80's. I'm a professional musician, playing primarily alto flute, shakuhachi, and Native flutes. <http://www.connistpierre.com> But I also play Celtic harp in an improvisational style. I would love to find the lyrics for An Try Marrak (and pronunciations...as you can tell, I speak English Wink

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Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

Best regards,
smasheasy

(edited the title to be correct!) Laughing

alan · Administrateur Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 680

Hello to you,
I will find them; but I think that the lyrics of AN TRY MARRAK ( not "marrok") are inside the album (vynil at least ) "Journée à la maison" -1978-, or has it disappeared from the Cd (I will look at it)?
best wishes,
alan

smasheasy · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 2 Localisation: Northeast U.S.

Thank you...I would appreciate it very much! I originally had the cassette (unfortunately, no lyrics - it may have been the "book club edition") and now I have the downloads, so no lyrics there either.
And I realized my misspelling after I posted this...Marrak! Sorry Rolling Eyes

and thank you for taking the time to answer!

Best,
Conni

alan · Administrateur Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 680

I'll try to,
best,
alan

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I'm not sure about the LP, but in the CD booklet, it includes a translation of the lyrics, but not the actual lyrics themselves, so for your purposes that wouldn't be very helpful, I don't think. However, if you're interested in seeing the translation, here it is:

"The Three Knights"

Three knights came from the west
And spied a damsel
And her lilacs, and her lily
And her rose so red

The first knight, all dressed in white
Came to her as a lover
The second knight, all dressed in green
Offered himself as her dear companion
The third knight, all dressed in red
Wanted to take her precious virginity

"Have you asked my father
And my good brother Jean?"
"I have asked your father
But not good Jean"

While riding along the road
They met the damsel's brother
She ran to embrace her dear brother
But he stabbed her with his dagger
"Come forward, come forward," cried the servant
"Your woman has ben cruelly wounded"

"Oh, let me go to that field
To lie myself down and spill my blood
Let me go to those hills
So I can repeat my will"

"And what will you give your father?"
"My black horse, my good steed"

"And what will you give your mother?"
"My wedding gown so pure
But she must wash it and clean it
The blood of my heart is spread through the linen's threads"

"To my little sister Anne, my gentle little sister
My ring of gold and my pretty bracelet"

"To my brother Jean, my bad brother
I give a rope and a gallows to hang him from"

"To my brother's wife, in true compassion
Widow's weeds and a long life"