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V - Neither Flesh nor Fowl: Merlin as Bird-Man in Breton Folk Tradition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2012

Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan
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Cardiff University
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Merlin Merlin pelac'h etu, hio! hio! – aman-han. En devez el evoa bet da chasseet, eur loenanic enoua tapet. Pa voa tapet, tapet evoa, lacet e groë da lardet. Breman e vo tenet en den emez deuz e groë; Voeda evo glascet eur higer da e lahet. Pehoa ed de glasque eur hicher da lahet, goulez digan an ani gos a gué vige ed dober tan dindan an dour, et pevoa ed dober tan dindan an dour emen a voa ed quid. Ti un ini goz evoa ed goulen logo (?) – Mi so aouache evit ho logo, bouët da roy dach ne meus quet, me emeuz pem queneg deuz me argant et pempe guennecguet bara en neveus prenet ha ho daou he deveus coainnet. mam gos mar caret ma credet, ebars en allé eus un galompadec. mam gos roit din ho eubel me a ia ive dar galompadec. ray a ra den hy heubel dont dar galompadec. lacquet he voua den ouarnou plouse. eur garlheden plouse hac eur bride plouse. breman hema ha ya gant he varch da dal an allée hac e voua laret an ini a nige lampet dreiste ar barrier bras ha nigé bet merche ar roué. breman he heont tout an eille vouar lerche éguilée da gavet ar roué, ar roué a goulet digant he verche: hémé hé! hémé hé! ac é voua losquet eur banach goat dean gant ar sabren.

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Arthurian Literature XXI
Celtic Arthurian Material
, pp. 95 - 114
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Print publication year: 2004

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