Diwanit Bugale was the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo performed by Dan Ar Braz with the group L'Héritage des Celtes. It is the first entry in the contest to be performed in the Breton language.
It qualified from the audio-only qualifier in 11th place. In the final, it was performed 13th following Norway and preceding Slovenia. At the close of voting, it finished in 19th place with 18 points.
Lyrics[]
Didostait bugale
Ar serr-noz hag ar gouloù deiz
Roit kalon din-me
Aon 'm eus rak hon dazont
Tomm eo d'ho kalonoù
Furnezioù ar re a-ziwar ar maez
Hag ar c'hleuñioù o tihuniñ
War an douaroù 'tro al lenn du
Diwanit bugale
Ar stourmoù kalet, an emglev
Ganeoc'h eo 'teu komzoù didro
Ha brav e kavan ho toare
Da safar 'r yezh
A ra diank din, siwazh
Diwanit bugale laouen
Ar menezioù melen
Gant hiraezh d'hor gouelioù kent
'Tre ho tiweuzoù ar wirionez
Diwanit bugale
Gleb ho taoulagadoù dre forzh c'hoarzhin
Ha didrouz ho klac'harioù
Diwanit bugale
Diwanit bugale
Ar stourmoù kalet, an emglev
Ganeoc'h eo 'teu komzoù didro
Ha brav e kavan ho toare
Da safar 'r yezh
A ra diank din, siwazh
Come near, children
Dusk and dawn
Give me courage
The future frightens me
The country people's wisdom
Warms up your hearts
And the waking slopes
On the lands around the black pond
May you blossom, children
The hard fights and agreement
You speak straight words
And so beautiful is your way
To use the language
That I miss, allas
May you blossom, children
The yellow mountains
With the nostalgia of the old celebrations
Between your lips is the truth
May you blossom, children
With your eyes wet from laughter
And your sorrows silenced
May you blossom, children
May you blossom, children
The hard fights and agreement
You speak straight words
And so beautiful is your way
To use the language
That I miss, allas
Trivia[]
- 1996 winner Eimear Quinn and the vocalist group Anúna covered this song. See the video here.
- It would be the only Eurovision entry in the Breton language until 2022, when Alvan & Ahez represented France with the song Fulenn.
