@ Teijero! Hmm your name?? does that mean "Weaver" by any chance?? Well a Weaver of Love & beauty to be sure as is evidenced by this Video.HOLY CRAP!!! I just discovered this Bard,,how Beautiful it is when the Perfect Music finds you at the perfect time when you need it the most! My Soul really needed something strong and truly resonant to hold onto.. and here it is, Gramercy .Walk And Dance in beauty fellow Pilgrims..
Estimé ami, si tu veux nouvellement écouter cette chanson et une infinité de succès de l'amour je te suggère que tu écoutes Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - il cherche sa direction URL par Google (il écrit MUSICA PARA MIMOS dans Google)-. La meilleure musique romantique de tous les temps dans Internet, va te plaire, il est excellent...!!!
This tune almost brings a tear to my ear. It's strong and soulful and really embodies the fighting spirit of the Irish. I may be American, but God bless Ireland! It is a beautiful country.
@Mrlasvegas29 D'ailleurs si tu la connaissais tu saurais que Nantes appartient d'une part au pays Gallo, qui lui même constitue la moitié de la Bretagne Armoricaine. La Bretagne s'est fondé au fil des siècle, et ce depuis 500 sur la cohabitation (plus ou moins pacifique) des peuples Bretons et des Gaulois Armoricains.
Nantes a participé activement, et certainement plus que Brest à la Lutte contre les peuples Francs.
@Mrlasvegas29 je connais plein de Normand nés à Brest qui ne seront jamais bretons, certains naissent de Parents Bretons à Boston, ils seront peut-être Breton. Tu ne peu pas te réclamer breton si tu connais pas un minimum notre histoire.
@Mrlasvegas29 non tu ne connais pas l'histoire sinon tu te batterais contre cette injustice de l'histoire bretonne... Un peu de respect te ferait pas de mal, parce que en lisant ça, on ne s'étonne plus que le FN arrive en tete des sondages.... hep naoned breizh ebet
@bevetnaoned Je ne vois pas pourquoi tu fais le rapport entre le FN et de la musique????. Peut-être parce que le sinistre personnage qui dirige ce parti est breton. Mais sache qu'il ne représente ni la Bretagne, ni les bretons, juste sa soif de pouvoir et d'argent. Des cons il y en a partout malheureusement, même en Bretagne on dirait!. Mis à part cela, je trouve cette musique magnifique.
@MsFleurdoranger je parlais de Mrlasvegas29, qui se permet de dire qui est breton ou qui ne l'est pas en disant que le 44 n'est pas breton. Déja il est dans l'erreur le pauvre il l'apprendra peut etre un jour, mais je ne comprends pas comment on peut se dire breton et cautionner un tel rejet de l'autre. Un peuple qui se ferme est un peuple qui meurt. Dans ce sens je dis qu'avec des gens comme ça qui ne réfléchisse pas souvent, ça ne m'étonne pas que la propagande du FN marche... bevet breizh
Alan stivell est un Immense musicien. Il a fait connaître la Harpe Celtique et il a remis au goût du jour "le paysage musical" breton. Je dois dire que cette langue me plait beaucoup. J'ai des racines celtes ceci explique peut être cela mais bon pas sur. En tout cas cette chanson est agréable a écouter c'est certain. Il est vrai que la harpe lui donne un truc en plus un je ne sais quoi. J'aime beaucoup la musique Celtique. MERCI du partage encore MERCI.
Alan STIVELL - nome d'arte di Alain Cochevelou (Riom 6 gennaio 1944), è un cantante arpista cantautore celtic fusion francese. Interessante ascoltarlo anche in altre canzoni.
UNITY of the Celtic nations. I'm using a Welsh idea for my avatar, but my identification is more strongly Ëireanach. This group seems to be Breton (I think I see one of the flags of Canadian Brittany being waved), but their Gaeilge (or perhaps Gäidhlig) is unmistakable. I have to get more of the work of Alan Stivell. Welsh 3'-string harp (not telyn), I think, as David Bowen uses.
There's an incredible amount of knowledge, mistery and fascinations in the Breton culture, of which Stivell's a fine bard. When music stimulates your interest in subjects other than music itself, there's no greater sign of its artistic nature.
la culture celte est toujours vivante pour mon plus grand plaisir ! La Bretagne est peut-être la région de France la plus riche culturellement (je m'excuse pour les autres !)
@femmedesbois04 Tu a raison la culture bretonne a 10 000 ans elle viens des Balkans (serbes). Même aujourd'hui beaucoup des bretons portent encore des noms des familles d'origines serbes.
After reviewing the video numereous times, I believe it is Alan who finishes the song with the solo instrument. You can see in the video the movement of his hands coincide with the audio sounds.
I just found the other version that is on the album on youtube that has a woman singer and an electric sounding bagpipe instrument playing like a rock guitar.
I have it by Stivell on an album called _The Celtic Circle_, a 2-disc compilation including Clannad, Lorenna Mckinnet, Caipercaillie, and a bunch of others. I like the cd version better, too (it's a little faster and more forceful), but oh, what I'd give to see Stivell live. Thanks for posting this video.
Música linda, que me transporta pra um lugar distante que não sei explicar, tem um grande significado,...Como reencarnação, não sei...Também me lembra uma pessoa especial, que sempre, um mac....
This is such a breath of fresh air! 99% of the harp videos on youtube are classical or solo folk harp- you'd think the harp couldn't keep up with the big boys. Stivell is among those who show we can.
118,336 views , 10% of them are probably mine :P i just love this song, i listen to it almost every day... buy live in dublin! you won't regret it!!! ta musique est manifique alan!
@sesenton Celtics has a lot to do with Slavic nation....For example..Serbs and Irish have hundreds of identical terms and names!!!! In Serbia TARA is a river and a mountain...Irish will easily spot a similarity!!!!
Brian Boru died in the battle he won at Clontarf 1014. One of my ancester who was an Icelandic viking mercenary was one of those who killed him. And when the battle was lost for his side he instead of running stopped and tied his shoestring and pretended to be on the winning side. He did so succesfully aided by viking and irish kinsmen who where figthing in the highkings army. And even participated in the looting of his own camp afterwards. All a very viking thing to do:-)
From reading back through some of the older posts here i have to say that although Ard Ri (High King) Brian Boru did infact inflict a defeat on the Viking Norse at Clontarf Dublin 1014, older Norse/Danish groupings around Irish ports at the time joined Brian Boru to meet this new threat imposed upon all the inhabitants of the Island by fresh waves of Vikings arriving and not content to settle and intermarry as many had done durind the previous 150 years. Boru may have had Norse blood himself.
I think you misunderstood, ancient Kingships in Ireland were a system of Most Eligible amoung the immediate clans, or extended families. When a King was elected be it through his own meritt or through war, once King The Brehons wasted no time in reminding him of the Great and Learned Kings that went before him so as to ensure his patronidge in future. It was'nt until the Norman Invasion of Ireland in 13th centuary that they began to fource their system of eligibility by being the first born son
Hey Mike.... two things, first: If you hav'nt anything interesting to say.... dont say anything...... second, keep your childish homophobias to yourself (anyone who needs to put 'Irish' before his name has to have an identity phobia to begin with) i'm not standing up for this guys version of this very old piece of music, in fact i dont really like the rendition, or their image
hm, not exactly the lyrics or translation... but i can tell you who s it about!
brian boru was an irish high king; the only undisputed one, since he defeated the vikings. the irish were a tribal society back then, and each tribe had an elected king - and the kings were supposed to elect a high king, a supreme leader from their midst every four years. however, except for boru s case, that never occured - everyone always voted for himself:-)
This is a very old air re-worked and 'jazzed' up here, definately intended for the Harp and would have been a favourite of many of Irelands great Harpists of long ago played either solo or two Harps in harmony. Kings were measured by their knowledge and learning and each old Irish Chieftain would have had their patrons in the arts Music and poetry, The Brehons who would recite family trees, consulted on laws and recall past deeds and the Harpists who would compose an air to mark an occasion
good call, but i m not certain on that "measured by knowledge" system - after all, boru was the only unanimously agreed-on king just because of his military prowess... the part about the musicised family tree is perfectly correct, though, a similar scene is depicted in one book by sir walter scott.
For all the celtic musicians, Alan Stivell is the Great Father . He's a great master, it's always a great pleasure hear this classic standard version of Brian Boru's march (no doubt, my favourite, sorry for irish people)
Native Irish speakers/people with good knowledge of Irish: I understand he sings some parts in Breton and some parts in Irish. How is his Irish? I'm only learning Irish right now, but to me it sounds a bit strange. (I'm not out to criticize him, just out of curiosity.)
Brian Boru Ireland and the world needs you again been nearly a thousand years that you've been dead and everything has changed since than. High King of Ireland only one to bring 32 counties under one crown and give it peace. Golden Age of Ireland you brought never to be seen again since you left.
im a metal head, a rap lover and a techno freak.. but there is somthing about this celtic music that just topps them all! this is the type of music that makes me forget all stress and I just want to go out in the world and fight for pice! (to bad not evryone gets the same "call" from this music) Ty to my sister for itrodusing me to this music! <3 (btw my english aint so good)
Your English is just fine. You got your thoughts across very well. I get the same feeling from this music, and I hope it is a means to help bring the world together. Peace, Bro.
would it be possible to mankind to live one day all in peace together, to live all as friends, to love each other, like a brother loves his sister, like a child loves its beloved teddy bear, as once used to be with all this great celtic, roman and even greek civilisation? without prejudice, without envy...
we don't know...
but the more i listen to this song the more i feel a great peace in my room that reaches till the bottom of my heart!
The Greatest Irish man ever to have lived and that is a title that no other can ever take away from him. He is and will always be the High King of Ireland Brian Boru.
How is his Irish? I'm learning some Irish and I find it very hard to catch what he sings (I know part of it's in Breton, I'm watching the lyrics while listening). I understand Stivell is French and Breton so I was thinking perhaps his Irish isn't characteristic?
(Don't mean to pick on the singer, I love the song! Just curious and wanting to learn.)
You're confusing your Celts. The Gaol (or Gaul) went to France after their war with the Romans. The Celts of Britain, Ireland, Scotland, etc. were already there by that point. They cam through France, but also over from Scandinavia. "Celt" is not a race, but a similar language and culture shared by several groups. Just as "Germanic" doesn't necessarily mean "German" when speaking of old cultures.
It is the difference of P's and Q's. Breton is P or Proto Celtic along with Galatian Welsh and Cornish. They come from France were the original "Celts" were first described in the first century BCE by the Romans. This is popular with Alan Stivell because musically those regions are very similar to each other as opposed to Irish, Scottish and Manx which are connected with each other but not with the "P" group. What you may be thinking is insular vs continental celtic which is a another argument.
a legend says that the celtic folk is a descendant of a germanic tribe founded by a chief who left his brothers. but the last period when celtic and germanic tribes might be the same folk could be during the halstatt civilization.celts and germans are cousins, for sure, even if it was a very long time ago. anyway, twainname is right about the classification of P and Q.
Armor: French=Latin+Celt+arabic+spanish+eastern language :Indo-europeene roots
ENglish is GERMAN + belges and jutes languages invadors+Norse+Latin (Normands were Danes and vikings people invadors) Breton is a different language because no invadors came in Brittany like in Scotland, just Celts lived here ,there are no Roman construction here like in Scotland ...(sorry for pidjin)
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Bratatatatatatatata 1 month ago
@ Teijero! Hmm your name?? does that mean "Weaver" by any chance?? Well a Weaver of Love & beauty to be sure as is evidenced by this Video.HOLY CRAP!!! I just discovered this Bard,,how Beautiful it is when the Perfect Music finds you at the perfect time when you need it the most! My Soul really needed something strong and truly resonant to hold onto.. and here it is, Gramercy .Walk And Dance in beauty fellow Pilgrims..
Ferretsong 1 month ago
rock on stivell
thistles123 1 month ago
As a Cymro, I salute Alan Stivell, a fellow Celt.
julesthemadman 3 months ago
Superbe!!!!!!!!!!!!
estantiga00 4 months ago
BERBERS+CELTS=Brothers for ever
GLORY To Celtic Culture!!!!
Preserve your Heritage
Skyler96ify 4 months ago 6
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Estimé ami, si tu veux nouvellement écouter cette chanson et une infinité de succès de l'amour je te suggère que tu écoutes Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - il cherche sa direction URL par Google (il écrit MUSICA PARA MIMOS dans Google)-. La meilleure musique romantique de tous les temps dans Internet, va te plaire, il est excellent...!!!
robertoamor2011 4 months ago
I had no idea this song had lyrics. Is anyone able to tell me what they are (in English!) and who wrote them (i.e. are they traditional)?
PadmeP 7 months ago
@PadmeP I'dd like to refer you to the following video:
watch?v=XC_v0qt_Vxo&feature=related
enjoy
blackangeloflove666 2 months ago in playlist irish/ celtic list
This tune almost brings a tear to my ear. It's strong and soulful and really embodies the fighting spirit of the Irish. I may be American, but God bless Ireland! It is a beautiful country.
bluethunder25 8 months ago 4
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29Loubi 8 months ago 14
Je n'ai jamais entendu une musique celtique si magnifique!
Je ne suis jamais déçu par les chansons d'alan Stivell!
Bobelbuche 9 months ago
@Mrlasvegas29
Se faire à l'idée du Maréchal c'est ça ?
GreenHood911 9 months ago
@Mrlasvegas29 T'as le droit d'être fier d'être breton, on l'est tous, mais faut savoir pourquoi aussi
ouiklabelette44 10 months ago
@Mrlasvegas29 D'ailleurs si tu la connaissais tu saurais que Nantes appartient d'une part au pays Gallo, qui lui même constitue la moitié de la Bretagne Armoricaine. La Bretagne s'est fondé au fil des siècle, et ce depuis 500 sur la cohabitation (plus ou moins pacifique) des peuples Bretons et des Gaulois Armoricains.
Nantes a participé activement, et certainement plus que Brest à la Lutte contre les peuples Francs.
ouiklabelette44 10 months ago 3
@Mrlasvegas29 je connais plein de Normand nés à Brest qui ne seront jamais bretons, certains naissent de Parents Bretons à Boston, ils seront peut-être Breton. Tu ne peu pas te réclamer breton si tu connais pas un minimum notre histoire.
ouiklabelette44 10 months ago
@Mrlasvegas29 non tu ne connais pas l'histoire sinon tu te batterais contre cette injustice de l'histoire bretonne... Un peu de respect te ferait pas de mal, parce que en lisant ça, on ne s'étonne plus que le FN arrive en tete des sondages.... hep naoned breizh ebet
bevetnaoned 11 months ago
@bevetnaoned Je ne vois pas pourquoi tu fais le rapport entre le FN et de la musique????. Peut-être parce que le sinistre personnage qui dirige ce parti est breton. Mais sache qu'il ne représente ni la Bretagne, ni les bretons, juste sa soif de pouvoir et d'argent. Des cons il y en a partout malheureusement, même en Bretagne on dirait!. Mis à part cela, je trouve cette musique magnifique.
MsFleurdoranger 9 months ago
@MsFleurdoranger je parlais de Mrlasvegas29, qui se permet de dire qui est breton ou qui ne l'est pas en disant que le 44 n'est pas breton. Déja il est dans l'erreur le pauvre il l'apprendra peut etre un jour, mais je ne comprends pas comment on peut se dire breton et cautionner un tel rejet de l'autre. Un peuple qui se ferme est un peuple qui meurt. Dans ce sens je dis qu'avec des gens comme ça qui ne réfléchisse pas souvent, ça ne m'étonne pas que la propagande du FN marche... bevet breizh
bevetnaoned 3 months ago
@Mrlasvegas29 va apprendre l'histoire toi, ou alors te dis pas breton mais choisis...
Naoned a zo e breizh, bevet breizh dieub
bevetnaoned 11 months ago
i am an American with some Irish background.meaning my mom was Irish and my dad has some.There is a resurgence
sksman71 11 months ago
DA GARAN ALAN <3. BEVET BREIZH........
A TOUS AMIS BRETONS BRETONNEUX ET BRETONNANTS......
trugarez
IRISHVERO 11 months ago 2
DA GARAN ALAN <3. BEVET BREIZH........
A TOUS AMIS BRETONS BRETONNEUX ET BRETONNANTS......
IRISHVERO 11 months ago
Stivell is awesoooome!
namaste91 11 months ago
Wow. This song is a masterpiece.
sanfranciscobay 11 months ago
Brian Boru my Hero, I wonder who's better at the Harp this guy or Brian?
LordHannigan 11 months ago
A écouter Alan tous mes gènes Celte vibrent dans ma chair
landry1755 11 months ago
Alan stivell est un Immense musicien. Il a fait connaître la Harpe Celtique et il a remis au goût du jour "le paysage musical" breton. Je dois dire que cette langue me plait beaucoup. J'ai des racines celtes ceci explique peut être cela mais bon pas sur. En tout cas cette chanson est agréable a écouter c'est certain. Il est vrai que la harpe lui donne un truc en plus un je ne sais quoi. J'aime beaucoup la musique Celtique. MERCI du partage encore MERCI.
planetevenus 11 months ago
Never trust a man with a pony tail.
Like his music though.
danzeyboy 11 months ago
@danzeyboy No Its never trust a man that can't drink.
LordHannigan 11 months ago
naoned e breizh
le 44 est breton et le restera !!
pays Nantais pays breton, pays de la loire pays bidon !!
chinoi44 11 months ago 4
trugarez alan
kalfass 1 year ago
I'll never forget you, Brian Boru, Ireland's savior!! ERIN GO BRAGH!
thewindthatshakesbar 1 year ago
This is really great. What language is that?
jimmymac30 1 year ago
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FAUSTORICCARDO 1 year ago
@jimmymac30
language is a Celtic idioma. Alan is a French singer songwriter of CelticFusion, Also harpist.
FAUSTORICCARDO 1 year ago
@FAUSTORICCARDO He sing in Briton , a celtic language that ressembles to welsh
bzhdewi 1 year ago
@bzhdewi
You are right, grazie. But You mean Breton language,naturally.
FAUSTORICCARDO 1 year ago
This is Excellent! I love Celtic music. Two Thumbs Up. Jerry
jc6154 1 year ago
Ecco ricomincia UN TEMPO PER..... Oggi propongo
Alan STIVELL - nome d'arte di Alain Cochevelou (Riom 6 gennaio 1944), è un cantante arpista cantautore celtic fusion francese. Interessante ascoltarlo anche in altre canzoni.
Grazie a Teijeiro
FAUSTORICCARDO 1 year ago
A true Bard, a transcendental experience, God Bless you Alan Stivell.
richardhanna0 1 year ago
merci alan
kalfass 1 year ago
C'est "Back to Breizh" en version Française ^^
This is "Back to Breizh" in French version
J'aime beaucoup, je suis Breton et c'est dommage que la langue s'éteint !
MrPlayTheGuitar 1 year ago
Tir nan og.....
Grutsk 1 year ago
Fuck Yeah !
Cyllmegil 1 year ago
It's amazing to see him in concert
vankabel 1 year ago
UNITY of the Celtic nations. I'm using a Welsh idea for my avatar, but my identification is more strongly Ëireanach. This group seems to be Breton (I think I see one of the flags of Canadian Brittany being waved), but their Gaeilge (or perhaps Gäidhlig) is unmistakable. I have to get more of the work of Alan Stivell. Welsh 3'-string harp (not telyn), I think, as David Bowen uses.
littleleekeater 1 year ago
44 e Breizh
bevetnaoned 1 year ago
The only way to get your nation back is to get your language.
Tir gan teanga, tir gan ainm.
(a land with out a language is a land without a name)
taristeach 1 year ago 15
@taristeach Is é an cultúr sa teanga
MegaBrianBoru 1 year ago
@MegaBrianBoru
How many people will understand a Gaelic (Gaidhlig) comment? You should have perhaps included a translation.
MoGhaoil 1 year ago
@taristeach The actual saying is "Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam" (A land without a language is a land without a soul)
Satan266 2 months ago
One of his more passionate and genuine songs, heart-felt and expressed as uch.
wornpick1 1 year ago
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Alan Stivell; mon favorit quand j´était p´tit gosse il y avait 45 ans et favorit encore aujourd´hui.
HIHIMIII56 1 year ago
Alain Stivell; mon favorit quand j´était p´tit gosse il y avait 45 ans et favorit encore aujourd´hui.
HIHIMIII56 1 year ago
Pascale Le Berre from Marc Seberg on keyboards ????
gregbodprod 1 year ago
I like it when people don't only sing in English but in other languages, also. I like the sound of Irish and Breton.
thedeadscientist 1 year ago
Alan Stivell really has music in his heart. One can feel this. A reeeeeal musician!!!!
thedeadscientist 1 year ago
C'est sublime! j'adore!! vive la bretagne!!
8159sylvie 1 year ago
Beautiful.
Rabi2k6 1 year ago
Pour un indépendantisme breton de gauche : independance.nireblog.com
paotrgarz 1 year ago
thanks
drzarkov22 1 year ago
Semplicemente fantastico!
Nimrodel84 1 year ago 2
Gallaoued er-maez ! Breizh dieub ! Na gomzit ket yezh ar C'hallaoued, komzit yezh ho tadoù !
anglojack 1 year ago 2
Just love the sound of harp
dernhelmrs 1 year ago
Simply amazing :))
TapOuT2585 1 year ago
There's an incredible amount of knowledge, mistery and fascinations in the Breton culture, of which Stivell's a fine bard. When music stimulates your interest in subjects other than music itself, there's no greater sign of its artistic nature.
StriderCT 1 year ago 15
la culture celte est toujours vivante pour mon plus grand plaisir ! La Bretagne est peut-être la région de France la plus riche culturellement (je m'excuse pour les autres !)
femmedesbois04 1 year ago
@femmedesbois04 Tu a raison la culture bretonne a 10 000 ans elle viens des Balkans (serbes). Même aujourd'hui beaucoup des bretons portent encore des noms des familles d'origines serbes.
srbijanrockingirl 1 year ago
Murdering anyone isn't going to do any good. Unless of course time travel has been invented, but not sure that would solve anything ethier.
starmaiden26 1 year ago
REVOLT AGAINST THE ENGLISH MURDERERS REMEMBER NORTHEN IRLAND AND CYPRUS. E.O.K.A.
TELAMONIOSAJAX 1 year ago
I love this song...
reelintina 1 year ago
Great sont...
gooDoctor 1 year ago
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Beau Morceau Voici notre version pour flûte et guitare
Michel et Jean
demarezmichel 1 year ago
Ma préférée reste "Tri Martolod"
Allez sur ma page pour l'écouter
orionewton77 1 year ago
I.Just.Love.This. Thanks :)))
Ihkelele 1 year ago 2
wonderful song....
remfores12 1 year ago
The master at work
XxCOMEONLATICSxX 1 year ago 5
also I listen this song every day....
mantide78sfgst 1 year ago
BZH !
zoltani92 1 year ago
Wonderful.
Beautiful music!
Peace~
Raine
yourrainebow 1 year ago 3
great
thanks for posting
MehefinHeulog 1 year ago
brilliant and so beautiful~~~
iamearthbornami 1 year ago
bless you and bless bless britanny!
last71 2 years ago 20
@last71
Trugarez vraz ma mignod!
thanks you my friend; from Brittany!
calcius29 7 months ago
Moi fermoso!
GalizaVerde 2 years ago
kan atao, Alan. mad éo.
jasmine7201 2 years ago
Trugarez !
zaits 2 years ago
After reviewing the video numereous times, I believe it is Alan who finishes the song with the solo instrument. You can see in the video the movement of his hands coincide with the audio sounds.
sanfranciscobay 2 years ago
1. What instrument is the dominant solo instrument starting at 5:09? Is it Alan playing the harp in electric version?
2. How many musicians are on the stage playing this song? I count 6 musicians and two cameramen .
Starting with
1. Alan and going clockwise,
2. the piano player,
3. the electric guitarist,
4. the bass player,
5. the drummer and
6. the bongo player.
One cameraman stage left of Alan next to the piano player and one stage right next to the drummer.
sanfranciscobay 2 years ago
I just found the other version that is on the album on youtube that has a woman singer and an electric sounding bagpipe instrument playing like a rock guitar.
If you type into the search box
Phares de Bretagne Gwen35590
I believe it should show up.
sanfranciscobay 2 years ago
Great song. I found it while listening to another Irish song called Garry Owen and somehow linked over to it.
I have a cd version of this song that I think is slightly better. I can't find the cd so I can't tell you which one it is.
Does anyone know better versions and can post them here and let me know please?
sanfranciscobay 2 years ago
I have it by Stivell on an album called _The Celtic Circle_, a 2-disc compilation including Clannad, Lorenna Mckinnet, Caipercaillie, and a bunch of others. I like the cd version better, too (it's a little faster and more forceful), but oh, what I'd give to see Stivell live. Thanks for posting this video.
lowonthehill 2 years ago
i' learning to play this song on harp but i'm so far away from playing like alan.
respect!
mexicanita18 2 years ago
fantastic festival,fantastic alan stivell,fantastic dan ar braz!
necrodave666 2 years ago
Música linda, que me transporta pra um lugar distante que não sei explicar, tem um grande significado,...Como reencarnação, não sei...Também me lembra uma pessoa especial, que sempre, um mac....
Elabccpeludo 2 years ago
OMG, i listen to this song quiet often and ...
I just learned that i m a descendant of Brian Boru.
Long live Irland
Vive le Quebec
grosgrasdure 2 years ago
This is such a breath of fresh air! 99% of the harp videos on youtube are classical or solo folk harp- you'd think the harp couldn't keep up with the big boys. Stivell is among those who show we can.
c33r0k33 2 years ago
@c33r0k33 He does twist his harp to sound like an electric guitar. He's a great player and it's a great song.
sanfranciscobay 1 year ago
O hEanian
hannigan06 2 years ago
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So good I took the audio of this video and put it on my ipod
Cloigeann 2 years ago
118,336 views , 10% of them are probably mine :P i just love this song, i listen to it almost every day... buy live in dublin! you won't regret it!!! ta musique est manifique alan!
PALU3K 2 years ago 38
such a cooooool guy - the original exponent of celtic folk rock - superb!
66gadus 2 years ago
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Bonjour, le titre brian boru d'AlanStivell est vraiment magique, ou puis-je le télécharger
merci
@dishats
TheCheguevarrec 2 years ago
bonjour, le titre brian bou d'AlanStivell est
vraiment magique, ou puis-je le télécharger
merci
@dishats
TheCheguevarrec 2 years ago 2
Have been a fan since 1978
Great music
locky12a1 2 years ago
love it
akkamov 2 years ago 2
the guitar is horrible on this tune
moveonupcb 2 years ago
FREEDOM FOR CELTIC NATIONS!
sesenton 2 years ago 45
and what is this freedom you talk about?
lightbetsoin 1 year ago
@sesenton Celtics has a lot to do with Slavic nation....For example..Serbs and Irish have hundreds of identical terms and names!!!! In Serbia TARA is a river and a mountain...Irish will easily spot a similarity!!!!
ChinaskyHenk 1 year ago
@ChinaskyHenk they are Indo european languages,remnants of some of the earliestwe know
nbenefiel 1 year ago
@sesenton
Freedom for all of us.
sanfranciscobay 1 year ago
Hungary feels with you, friends! :-)
Fricsak 11 months ago
La Bretagne n'est pas à vendre !
Sur Facebook.
forumbreizh 2 years ago
Il manquerai plus kon vende la plus belle région de france!!!!!!!!!!!
franevanchad 2 years ago
Can anyone translate the lyrics into English please?
Sharlieoo 2 years ago
Brian Ború Rí Na hEIREANN
Brian Ború High King of Ireland defeated the Danes at the Battle of Clontarf
locky12a1 2 years ago 6
thanks
Sharlieoo 2 years ago
I have this friend called Google who is very good at English...
LaukkuBah 2 years ago
супер!!!
ontatiana 2 years ago 4
which language is it??
unknown4itself 2 years ago
2 languages :
Breton
Marv Brian Boru 'rein buhez 'n Iwerzhon
Dihan e Bro-Ulad ha ba ker Dulenn
Undedan tiegezhn unded an dud-man
Unded ar Gelted hag an douar Irish Gaelic
Maraiodh Brian Boru chun beatha nna heireann
Siochain in gcuige Uladh agus i mbaile 'cliath
Aontacht an teaghlaigh, aontacht na dtuath
Aontacht an domhain is na gCeiltteach
alaumajo 2 years ago 4
thanks :)
unknown4itself 2 years ago
ooh and my ancesters name who did this was Thorstein.
monradus 2 years ago
LOL
azurezephyrs 2 years ago
Brian Boru died in the battle he won at Clontarf 1014. One of my ancester who was an Icelandic viking mercenary was one of those who killed him. And when the battle was lost for his side he instead of running stopped and tied his shoestring and pretended to be on the winning side. He did so succesfully aided by viking and irish kinsmen who where figthing in the highkings army. And even participated in the looting of his own camp afterwards. All a very viking thing to do:-)
monradus 2 years ago 2
J'adore la musique Celtique et Alan Stivell est formidable! Ce chanson me touche dans le plus profond de mon coeur. Les langues Celtiques
sont si jolies!
Pulcheria777 2 years ago 5
FREE BREIZH!!!!
nofret64 2 years ago
FREE BREIZH!!!!
nofret64 2 years ago
From reading back through some of the older posts here i have to say that although Ard Ri (High King) Brian Boru did infact inflict a defeat on the Viking Norse at Clontarf Dublin 1014, older Norse/Danish groupings around Irish ports at the time joined Brian Boru to meet this new threat imposed upon all the inhabitants of the Island by fresh waves of Vikings arriving and not content to settle and intermarry as many had done durind the previous 150 years. Boru may have had Norse blood himself.
prunch72 2 years ago 2
I think you misunderstood, ancient Kingships in Ireland were a system of Most Eligible amoung the immediate clans, or extended families. When a King was elected be it through his own meritt or through war, once King The Brehons wasted no time in reminding him of the Great and Learned Kings that went before him so as to ensure his patronidge in future. It was'nt until the Norman Invasion of Ireland in 13th centuary that they began to fource their system of eligibility by being the first born son
prunch72 2 years ago 2
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This guy turned this tune into something very, very gay! Good job a- hole!
irishmike007 2 years ago
Hey Mike.... two things, first: If you hav'nt anything interesting to say.... dont say anything...... second, keep your childish homophobias to yourself (anyone who needs to put 'Irish' before his name has to have an identity phobia to begin with) i'm not standing up for this guys version of this very old piece of music, in fact i dont really like the rendition, or their image
prunch72 2 years ago 2
Amazing this song. Encore mieux en français.
Zurette92 2 years ago
Beautiful song
akkamov 2 years ago 2
This is awesome. Anyone know where I could get the lyrics, along with a translation?
jayrotsie 2 years ago 3
The Lyrics to this song, in french and english, comes with the CD "Back to Breizh"
FawltyMr 2 years ago
hm, not exactly the lyrics or translation... but i can tell you who s it about!
brian boru was an irish high king; the only undisputed one, since he defeated the vikings. the irish were a tribal society back then, and each tribe had an elected king - and the kings were supposed to elect a high king, a supreme leader from their midst every four years. however, except for boru s case, that never occured - everyone always voted for himself:-)
Massacrus 2 years ago 2
This is a very old air re-worked and 'jazzed' up here, definately intended for the Harp and would have been a favourite of many of Irelands great Harpists of long ago played either solo or two Harps in harmony. Kings were measured by their knowledge and learning and each old Irish Chieftain would have had their patrons in the arts Music and poetry, The Brehons who would recite family trees, consulted on laws and recall past deeds and the Harpists who would compose an air to mark an occasion
prunch72 2 years ago
good call, but i m not certain on that "measured by knowledge" system - after all, boru was the only unanimously agreed-on king just because of his military prowess... the part about the musicised family tree is perfectly correct, though, a similar scene is depicted in one book by sir walter scott.
Massacrus 2 years ago 2
Why do they play such crap on the radio instead of such moving, full of passion and meaning, underestimated music?
toskup 2 years ago 6
For all the celtic musicians, Alan Stivell is the Great Father . He's a great master, it's always a great pleasure hear this classic standard version of Brian Boru's march (no doubt, my favourite, sorry for irish people)
elcaji 2 years ago 3
I like the way Alan says "Brian". Not Braien , but Bríán
vankabel 2 years ago 2
I really like this song.
Native Irish speakers/people with good knowledge of Irish: I understand he sings some parts in Breton and some parts in Irish. How is his Irish? I'm only learning Irish right now, but to me it sounds a bit strange. (I'm not out to criticize him, just out of curiosity.)
Instinktivt 2 years ago 2
Super vidéo, bon son et tout et tout... moi j'aime bien!!!***** Lionel
wizhack 2 years ago
Brian Boru Ireland and the world needs you again been nearly a thousand years that you've been dead and everything has changed since than. High King of Ireland only one to bring 32 counties under one crown and give it peace. Golden Age of Ireland you brought never to be seen again since you left.
hannigan06 2 years ago 3
im a metal head, a rap lover and a techno freak.. but there is somthing about this celtic music that just topps them all! this is the type of music that makes me forget all stress and I just want to go out in the world and fight for pice! (to bad not evryone gets the same "call" from this music) Ty to my sister for itrodusing me to this music! <3 (btw my english aint so good)
llabtoof91 2 years ago
Your English is just fine. You got your thoughts across very well. I get the same feeling from this music, and I hope it is a means to help bring the world together. Peace, Bro.
Otispuss2 2 years ago
would it be possible to mankind to live one day all in peace together, to live all as friends, to love each other, like a brother loves his sister, like a child loves its beloved teddy bear, as once used to be with all this great celtic, roman and even greek civilisation? without prejudice, without envy...
we don't know...
but the more i listen to this song the more i feel a great peace in my room that reaches till the bottom of my heart!
...and it makes me a freakin' poet! :)
PALU3K 2 years ago 5
sad thing is that peace among all people wont happen.
to much greed. hatred, and many differences.
Xandrys1 2 years ago
yesterday is history tomorrow a mystery and today's a gift that is why its call the present.
hannigan06 2 years ago
Alan Stivell, la Bretagne est fière de son enfant!
RaVezoDigabestrMaBro 2 years ago 7
you carnt get any better than this
jeankroberts 2 years ago 2
My Girlfriend just sent me this...Its a Beautiful song..
MoonEd1969 2 years ago 4
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MoonEd1969 2 years ago
SO cool...I adore his style...he gets to the heart of it! BRAVO Alan!
rhondadoodle 2 years ago 2
Brian Boru rules
seccomerra 2 years ago 3
The Greatest Irish man ever to have lived and that is a title that no other can ever take away from him. He is and will always be the High King of Ireland Brian Boru.
hannigan06 2 years ago
I am Italian but I am ashamed of my nation I think that it would re Brian Boru to free Italy from dictator
seccomerra 2 years ago
Exeptionally great music!
Wacram 2 years ago 4
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hannigan06 2 years ago
damn... i love this song!
PALU3K 3 years ago 7
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It's not Irish you moron, it's Gaelic!
OeivindA 3 years ago
no you'r moron it's breton not gaelic i know because i come from french brittany
antitousketuveux 3 years ago 3
Irish Gaelic is called Irish to distinguish it from Scott's Gaelic.
celzmccelz 3 years ago 5
lol, moron who believed take one.
chrisbreizh29 3 years ago
How is his Irish? I'm learning some Irish and I find it very hard to catch what he sings (I know part of it's in Breton, I'm watching the lyrics while listening). I understand Stivell is French and Breton so I was thinking perhaps his Irish isn't characteristic?
(Don't mean to pick on the singer, I love the song! Just curious and wanting to learn.)
Instinktivt 3 years ago
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He is bretonian... that means english roots in france
ElviraVonNosferatus 3 years ago
its not some much english as celtic, like scotish or irish
irelandrocks2 3 years ago 8
english roots in France?it's the other way around!!the Celts settled in France first,then England,then Ireland and Scotland as well!!
josepolo950 3 years ago 4
You're confusing your Celts. The Gaol (or Gaul) went to France after their war with the Romans. The Celts of Britain, Ireland, Scotland, etc. were already there by that point. They cam through France, but also over from Scandinavia. "Celt" is not a race, but a similar language and culture shared by several groups. Just as "Germanic" doesn't necessarily mean "German" when speaking of old cultures.
PHenry500 3 years ago
It is the difference of P's and Q's. Breton is P or Proto Celtic along with Galatian Welsh and Cornish. They come from France were the original "Celts" were first described in the first century BCE by the Romans. This is popular with Alan Stivell because musically those regions are very similar to each other as opposed to Irish, Scottish and Manx which are connected with each other but not with the "P" group. What you may be thinking is insular vs continental celtic which is a another argument.
twainname 2 years ago
a legend says that the celtic folk is a descendant of a germanic tribe founded by a chief who left his brothers. but the last period when celtic and germanic tribes might be the same folk could be during the halstatt civilization.celts and germans are cousins, for sure, even if it was a very long time ago. anyway, twainname is right about the classification of P and Q.
tounecaneton 2 years ago
Armor: French=Latin+Celt+arabic+spanish+eastern language :Indo-europeene roots
ENglish is GERMAN + belges and jutes languages invadors+Norse+Latin (Normands were Danes and vikings people invadors) Breton is a different language because no invadors came in Brittany like in Scotland, just Celts lived here ,there are no Roman construction here like in Scotland ...(sorry for pidjin)
brumund999 3 years ago 6
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stupid man french= latin language+german language and little bit celt
antitousketuveux 3 years ago
Visca Breizh i el Brezhonegh!
Saluts des de Catalunya!
Tilsmar666 3 years ago 6