Tri martolod ( Bret. Three Sailors ) - Breton folk song , which became famous thanks to its interpretation, performance and recording by Alan Stevell . The text of the song tells about three young sailors, but quickly flows into the dialogue of lovers.
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History
In the collection of melodies for the bagpipe, Polyg Monyarett gives a melody called Tri-UGent Martolod (60 sailors). This song appears in various collections of Breton songs. Alan Stevell discovered this song in Breton culture courses. He performed it at Olympia on February 28, 1972 as part of a concert broadcast live on Europe 1 . In the same period, he released a single. Alan also recorded Tri Martolod in a slightly different interpretation with the band Manau .
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The song Tri Martolod was performed by various musical groups:
- Tri Yann recorded it on the band's first album, Tri Yann an Naoned , released in late 1972.
- In September 1993, Alan Stevell released the album Again , where he recorded Tri Martolod in a more fatal performance.
- In 1994, a musical project undertaken by Eric Mouquet and Guilain Joncheray recorded Tri Martolod in an electronic-style Dao Dezi album with a mix of Celtic sounds and vocals.
- In 1998, Manau included him in his album La Tribu de Dana ( Tribe of Dana ), which became a hit in France.
- Swiss folk metal / melodic death band Eluveitie recorded the song Inis Mona and included it on their album Slania , which was released in 2008. Eluveitie put the English text on the tri martolod tune.
- In 2008, the Beginning of the Century group together with Helavisa (the vocalist of the group Mill ) recorded a single on the tune of Tri Martolod. I was waiting for you .
- In 2010, Nolwenn Leroy recorded Tri martolod for her album Bretonne
- In 2012, the German band Santiano recorded Tri martolod in a folk rock version, including it in their album Bis ans Ende der Welt .
- The song Tri martolod in various versions of translation into Russian is often performed at concerts by Chancellor Guy (Maya Kotovskaya) and Tikki Schellen .
- In 2018, Reem X-Side recorded the Heavy Metal version of "Tri Martolod", with translation of the text into English.
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- Fiction translation into Russian
- Sheet music and source text in Breton
- Sheet music in PDF and MIDI
- Clip Tri Martolod Nolvenn Leroy
- BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY feat. Helavisa - I was waiting for you ( information about the single / download the official version )
- "Three Young Sailors" performed by Chancellor Guy and Tikki Schellen.
- "Three Sailors" performed by Tikki Schellen.