This is a counting-down song.

You can find other versions in the Song Notes.

Notes

A longer version starts at 10 months…

N'em eus nemet dek miz (I only have ten months [left])
Da roul va yaouankiz, da roul va yaouankiz (To live the best of my youth)
(Repeat)

Kanomp ha roulomp atav (Let's sing and party)
Ar yaouankiz, ar yaouankiz! (Youth, youth!)
(Repeat)

N'em eus nemet nav miz (I only have nine months)
Da roul va yaouankiz, da roul va yaouankiz…

N'em eus nemet eizh miz (I only have eight months)
Da roul va yaouankiz, da roul va yaouankiz …

N'em eus nemet seizh miz (I only have seven months)
Da roul va yaouankiz, da roul va yaouankiz…

N'em eus nemet c'hwec'h miz (I only have six months)
Da roul va yaouankiz, da roul va yaouankiz…

N'em eus nemet pemp miz (I only have five months)
Da roul va yaouankiz, da roul va yaouankiz…

N'em eus nemet pe'r (pevar) miz (I only have four months)
Da roul va yaouankiz, da roul va yaouankiz…

N'em eus nemet tri miz (I only have three months)
Da roul va yaouankiz, da roul va yaouankiz…

N'em eus nemet daou miz (I only have two months)
Da roul va yaouankiz, da roul va yaouankiz…

N'em eus nemet unan miz (I only have one months)
Da roul va yaouankiz, da roul va yaouankiz…


Another version with a different chorus:

O, n'em eus ket met dek miz
Da roulañ ma yaouankiz (To live the best of my youth)
O, n'em eus ket met dek miz
Da roulañ ma yaouankiz

Hag e-pad an amzer-se (And during this time)
Ni a gano, ni a zañso (We'll sing, we'll dance)
Hag e-pad an amzer-se (And during this time)
Ni a gano noz ha deiz (We'll sing night and day.)

It can also be found as …

N'am eus me 'met ugent miz (I only have twenty months [left])
Da ruilhal ma yaouankiz, (To live the best of my youth)
N'am eus me 'met ugent miz
Da ruilhal ma yaouankiz,
Ha keit a bado 'n ugent-ze, (And while these twenty last)
Me a zanso hag a ruilho, (I'll dance and I'll enjoy myself)
Ha keit a bado 'n ugent-ze, (And while these twenty last)
Me a zanso noz ha de ! (I'll dance night and day!)

Another:

N'em eus nemet ugent miz (I only have twenty months [left])
Da roula ma yaouankiz. (To live the best of my youth)
Keit ma pado ar re-ze, (And while those last)
Me a roulo, me a reno, (I'll enjoy myself, I'll reign)
Keit ma pado ar re-ze, (And while those last)
Me a roulo noz ha de. (I'll enjoy myself night and day.)

These last two versions are taken from "Gwerziou ha Soniou Breiz-Izel" by Maurice Duhamel, Rouart, Lerolle & Cie, 1913.

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Thanks to Julie Moreau Quilliou for sharing this song with the translation!

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