Hanter Dro
Associations---France Brittany
Tapes Found On---DC II Golden Hits 90 FootNotes
Origin---France
Choreographer---traditional
Notes
ìHalf of a Droî, referring to the footwork,
three forward and one back,
not three forward and three back as in a ìFull Droî or ìAn Droî
from the Varnes area of on the south coast of Brittany.
(See also An Dro)
The dance is done in a circle or in an open circle or line,
often for hours through the village during festival times.
The Varnes are has many standing stone configurations from ancient
times.
Many believe that these dances were danced
winding through the standing stones or ëmenhirsí.
.
I will often use this dance to 'move' from the introductory part
of an event into the more focused and contemplative part of an event or
session. When used in this way very often I will literally lead the twining
line of dancers from one area (room or garden) into another area where
the deeper facilitation will occur.
Moving into Sacred Space and Sacred Time.
Words in English
When I was young, eighteen years old,
I was handsome and gallant, oh.
The love-sick women wanted to see me
at night in my room, oh.
The youngest woman
brought me an orange, oh.
The orange fell on my foot.
It broke my leg, oh.
They sent for a doctor
from Paris or from Nantes, oh.
The doctor who treated me
wanted to cut off my leg, oh.
No my leg will not be cut off
because I live on my private income, oh.
Words in Native Tongue
Quand jíetais jeune a dix-huit ans,
jíetais beau et gallant, gue.
Quand jíetais jeune a sic-huit ans,
jíetais beau et gallant.
Les amoureuses voulaient me voir
le soir dedans ma chambre, gue.
La plus jeune des amoureuses
mía apporte une orange, gue.
Líorange est tombee sur mon pied.
Elle a casse ma jambe, gue.
On fit venir un medecin
de Paris ou de Nantes, gue.
Le medecin qui me soignait
voulut couper ma jambe, gue.
Non, ma jambe ne sera pas coupee
car je vis de mes reotes, gue.
Each verse follows the pattern of the first verse.
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