Need help with French Folk Song

Subject: Need help with French Folk Song
From: Mbo
Date: 27 Jun 99 - 08:07 PM

I need help with a French folksong from the Brittany region. I've received help from a Mudcatter with the lyrics:

J'ai dix ou neuf mouton dans mon village en haut J'ai dix ou neuf mouton dans mon village en bas Dans mon village en haut, dans mon village en bas

Eh change-tu, Marie Madeleine? Eh change-tu, Marie dors-tu?

This is all very nice, but have not been informed of the name of the song. I have been given the name of a possible artist (Sonerein Sant Yann), but I can find no info about this person.I made a guess that the song might be called "Marie-Madeleine" and indeed there is a song by this name on a album of folkmusic from Canada I found on CDDB. But it is a "various artists" CD and does not give individual artist names for the songs. If anyone can help - please do! I've been searching for this song for over a year!

Subject: RE: Need help with French Folk Song
From: Fiona N
Date: 28 Jun 99 - 12:20 PM

Me too - not the same song though from the same place. This one is on Eliza Carthy's 'Heat Light and Sound', and called 'Le Petit Homme' I can make out most of the lyrics but not all...can anyone help..?

Thanks