82- Gwerzenn ar re varv
(Pennad-kaoz diàr-benn gouel an Hollsent) « M' eus gwelet pa oan yaouank, p'oan ba Kergo du-se (Kergo Bell), an nozvezh-se neuze e oa seizh paotr yaouank bennak ba bourc'h Zinzag, int 'yae, int 'zae da baterat kwa. Int 'zae da baterat 'mod-se. Int 'gane, 'mod-se e oa da gentañ, int 'gane 'tal an nor. Int… alors… int 'c'houlenne : "Kan' e vo ? kan' e vo ?" Ha beñ me 'lâra : "Ya", ha neuze int 'gana, int 'gana d'ar re varv kwa. 'Mod-se :
Marse 'mañ ho tad pe ho mamm 'Barzh an Ifern, 'barzh an tan flamm, Marse 'mañ ho preur pe ho c'hoar 'Barzh an tan flamm, er Purgatoar…
Ne ouian ket 'met an traou-se met p'achue neuze kwa, 'veze digoret an nor dezhe ha –'veze 'c'hoazh', 'c'hoarzhent meur a wezh ivez, tieñ, ar baotred-se– int 'yae ba kreiz an ti neuze, int 'lâre an De Profundis. — A ya ? — Ya, ya, ha neuze beñ 'veze roet un nebeudig argant bennak dezhe kwa heñ, et pis int 'yae pelloc'h, int 'yae d'ur gêr arall kwa. »
FR. LA COMPLAINTE DES MORTS (fragments et conversation au sujet de la fête de la Toussaint). « J'ai vu, lorsque j'étais jeune, lorsque j'étais à Kergo là-bas (Kergo Pell), ce soir-là, alors environ sept jeunes garçons dans le bourg d'Inzinzac allaient, ils venaient pour dire des prières, quoi. Ils allaient ainsi pour dire des prières… Ils chantaient, c'était comme cela au début, ils chantaient près de la porte. Alors ils demandaient : "On va chanter ? on va chanter ?" Et bien je dis : "Oui", et alors ils chantent pour les morts, quoi. Comme cela :
Peut-être que votre père ou votre mère Est en Enfer, dans les flammes ? Peut-être que votre frère ou votre sœur Est dans le feu ardent, dans le Purgatoire ?...
Je ne sais que ça, mais quand ça se terminait, alors on leur ouvrait la porte, et –ils riaient aussi parfois ces garçons, tiens,– alors ils allaient à l'intérieur de la maison et ils disaient le De Profundis. — Ah bon ? — Oui, oui, et alors, et bien, on leur donnait un peu d'argent quoi, et puis ils allaient plus loin, ils allaient dans un autre village quoi. »
EN. THE LAMENT OF THE DEAD (fragments and conversation about All Saints' Day). “I saw, when I was young, when I was at Kergo there (Kergo Pell), that evening, then some seven young boys in the village of Inzinzac went, they went to say prayers… They sang, it was like that at the beginning, they sang in front of the door. So they asked: "Are we going to sing? Are we going to sing?" Well I say, “Yes,” and then they sing for the dead. Like this:
Maybe your father or mother Is in Hell, in flames? Perhaps your brother or sister Is in the blazing fire, in Purgatory?…
I only know that, but when it was over, we opened the door for them, –and sometimes they laughed too. these boys, well,– so they went inside the house and said De Profundis. —Ah yes ? —Yes, yes, and then, well, we gave them a little money, and then they went further far away, they were going to another village.”
+ : Collected in Hennebont. Other verses noted in Inzinzac-Lochrist:
C'hwi 'zo 'ho kwele 'kousket mat ; Un ene paour a zo 'kerzhat, / C'hwi 'zo 'ho kwele 'kousket aes ; Un ene paour a zo diaes. / Marse emañ ho tad, ho mamm, Er pugatoar, 'kreiz an tan-flamm, / Marse emañ ho preur, ho c'hoar, 'Kreiz an tan-flamm, er purgatoar. / … 'Tonet er gêr a vandennoù, Disput gete 'gaoz d'ar madoù. / Ar madoù 'ya hag a za, Ar madoù 'ya da netra…
EN. You are in your bed, sleeping soundly while a poor soul is wandering around / You are in your bed, sleeping at ease; a poor soul is in discomfort. / Perhaps your father, your mother are in Purgatory, in the middle of the flames. / Perhaps your brother, your sister are in the middle of the flames, in Purgatory. / …they come to the house in groups to quarrel over material possessions. / Goods come and go, goods lead nowhere…
