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« Les Filles des forges » - rid​é​e 6 temps

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(trad. Breton)

A traditional song from the village of Paimpont in eastern Brittany that recounts an encounter between young women and an abusive priest. It is a story that very much still resonates in the #MeToo era. 'Les filles des forges' can be sung for the traditional Breton dance known as the ridée 6 temps.

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Les Filles des forges

(*English translation further below)

1. Digue, ding don, don, ce sont les filles des forges
Des forges de Paimpont, digue ding dondaine
Des forges de Paimpont, dingue ding dondon

2. Digue, ding don, don, elles s'en vont à confesse
Au curé du canton, digue ding dondaine
Au curé du canton, dingue ding dondon

3. Digue, ding don, don, qu'avions-vous fait les filles
Pour demander pardon, digue ding dondaine
Pour demander pardon, dingue ding dondon

4. Digue, ding don, don, j'avions couru les bals
Et les jolis garçons, digue ding dondaine
Et les jolis garçons, dingue ding dondon

5. Digue, ding don, don, ma fille pour pénitence
Nous nous embrasserons, digue ding dondaine
Nous nous embrasserons, dingue ding dondon

6. Digue, ding don, don, je n'embrasse point les prêtres
Mais les jolis garçons, digue ding dondaine
Qu'ont du poil au menton, dingue ding dondon


*English translation:

The Girls of the Forges

1. Digue, ding don, don, they're the girls of the forges
The forges of Paimpont, digue ding dondaine
The forges of Paimpont, dingue ding dondon

2. Digue, ding don, don, they went to confessional
To the parish priest, digue ding dondaine
To the parish priest, dingue ding dondon

3. Digue, ding don, don, "What have you done, girls,"
"To ask for forgiveness?", digue ding dondaine
"To ask for forgiveness?", dingue ding dondon

4. Digue, ding don, don, "I/we enjoyed the dances,"
"And the pretty boys", digue ding dondaine
"And the pretty boys", dingue ding dondon

5. Digue, ding don, don, "My girl, for your penance,"
"You'll have to kiss me", digue ding dondaine
"You'll have to kiss me", dingue ding dondon

6. Digue, ding don, don, "I don't kiss priests,"
"Just the pretty boys", digue ding dondaine
"Who've got hair on their chins", dingue ding dondon

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from Rule of Three, released September 1, 2023
AK: voice, låtmandola • TC: whistle, voice • JM: accordion, voice

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Triton is: Jeremiah McLane (piano-accordion, piano), Timothy Cummings (Border pipes, Scottish smallpipes, whistles), and Alex Kehler (violin, nyckelharpa, låtmandola, vocals). Hailing from Vermont and Québec, they share a beguiling, orchestral, and utterly unique blend of music rooted in the traditional dance repertoire of northwestern Europe. ... more

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