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Spered Hollvedel
Tan ho kalon 'zo evidomp holl
Paganiz pe Kristen
Diboe hor ganedigezh
Er Spered Hollvedel
Mammig gozh ar gristenion
C'Hwi 'zo hon Itron
E kreiz hor bed ken don
Hiriv ha d'an dazont
Tan ho kalon 'zo evidomp holl
Paganiz pe Kristen
Diboe hor ganedigezh
Er Spered Hollvedel
Itron Santez Dana
Hon dibidiget
Amañ war an Douar
Ha du-hont er Bed all
Lyrics: Alan Stivell on "Again" (1994)
Music: traditional Breton
The theme that inspired Alan Stivell is the canticle for St. Mary of Rostrenen that he had heard played by Jeff le Penven.
The Universal Spirit (Spered Hollvedel in Breton) that animates this magnificent song has long served as an introduction to Delivrance, a pamphlet that can be found on the album Live in Dublin (1975).
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