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CHANGERAIS-TU?

DANCE; AN DRO RETOURNÉE

BRITTANY This is the only song I have danced An Dro Retournee to in the UK International Folk Dance and Circle Dance networks. Note that the dance is Breton but the song is in French. The SIFD sometimes use a modern version by Talitha McKenzie - "Changerais-tu" from the album "Spiorad". It is good musically but is not my preference to dance to (at least where beginners are present) as you have to know the sequence so as to do different things when there are extra instrumental interludes or suchlike. The lyrics to that track are below as VERSION 3, and you can buy the source recording from Amazon.co.uk via this website.

VERSION 1 (Source unknown, accuracy not guaranteed!)

Il y a six, cinq moutons dans ma village en haut
Il y a six, cinq moutons dans ma village en bas x 2

Dans mon village en haut
Dans mon village en bas

Changez tous, Madeleine, Madeleine,
Changez tous, Madeleine, dors tu?

Il y a cinq, quatre, moutons etc....

ending with
Il y a deux, un moutons etc....


VERSION 2 (Source; Jan Mulreany)

J'ai neuf ou dix moutons dans ma village en haut
J'ai neuf ou dix moutons dans ma village en bas x 2

Mon village en haut
Mon village en bas

Changez tout, Madeline, Madelaine,
Changez tout, Madelaine, dors tu?

Il y a huit ou neuf moutons etc....

ending with
Il y a un ou deux moutons etc....

VERSION 3 (Source; Celtic Lyrics Corner)

 

Changerais-tu? (Would You Change?) 
J'ai neuf ou dix moutons
Dans mon ménage en haut
J'ai neuf ou dix moutons
Dans mon ménage en bas

Chorus: 
Dans mon ménage en haut 
Dans mon ménage en bas 
Changerais-tu, Madeline, Madeleine? 
Changerais-tu, Madeleine, dors-tu? 
Changerais-tu, Madeline, Madeleine?
Changerais-tu, Madeleine, dors-tu?

J'ai sept ou huit moutons, etc. 


TRANSLATION 

I have nine or ten sheep
In my work up above
I have nine or ten sheep
In my work down below

In my work up above
In my work down below

Would you change, Madeline, Madeline?
Would you change, Madeleine, are you asleep?

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