Dem Bones

James Weldon Johnson

Dem Bones ("An Eskern-se"), anvet ivez Dry Bones ("Eskern Sec'h") ha Dem Dry Bones ("An Eskern Sec'h-se") zo un ton negro spiritual hengounel gant ar pozier ha sonaozer stadunanat James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938). Lod mammennoù a laka Dem Bones war anv e vreur J. Rosomond Johnson ivez.
E 1928 e voe enrollet evit ar wech kentañ, gant al laz-kanañ The Famous Myers Jubilee Singers.

Un darvoudenn kontet er Bibl, e Yehezkel 37:1-14, eo orin ar c'homzoù, ma lenner penaos ez eas ar profed da weladenniñ "Traoñienn an Eskern Sec'h" hag e tiouganas eno e vijent adsavet a varv da vev war gourc'hemenn Doue, kement-se evit aroueziañ azginivelezh vroadel Israel.

Ar ganaouenn

Kemm-digemm e vez ar pozioù, evel a c'hoarvez alies gant an tonioù hengounel, hogen bepred e vez an eil rann oc'h eilpennañ an hini gentañ.

Marian Anderson
Kanerez negro spirituals,
1943

Rakkinnig 1 Ezekiel connected dem dry bones, Ezekiel connected dem dry bones, Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones, Now hear the word of the Lord.		Rakkinnig 2 Ezekiel disconnected dem dry bones, Ezekiel disconnected dem dry bones, Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones, Now hear the word of the Lord.
Pozioù 1 Toe bone connected to the foot bone Foot bone connected to the heel bone Heel bone connected to the ankle bone Ankle bone connected to the shin bone Shin bone connected to the knee bone Knee bone connected to the thigh bone Thigh bone connected to the hip bone Hip bone connected to the back bone Back bone connected to the shoulder bone Shoulder bone connected to the neck bone Neck bone connected to the head bone Now hear the word of the Lord.		Pozioù 2 Head bone (dis)connected from the neck bone Neck bone connected from the shoulder bone Shoulder bone connected from the back bone Back bone connected from the hip bone Hip bone connected from the thigh bone Thigh bone connected from the knee bone Knee bone connected from the shin bone Shin bone connected from the ankle bone Ankle bone connected from the heel bone Heel bone connected from the foot bone Foot bone connected from the toe bone Now hear the word of the Lord.
Diskan 1 Dem bones, dem bones gonna walk around. Dem bones, dem bones gonna walk around. Dem bones, dem bones gonna walk around. Now hear the word of the Lord.		Diskan 2 Dem bones, dem bones gonna rise again. Dem bones, dem bones gonna rise again. Dem bones, dem bones gonna rise again. Now hear the word of the Lord.
Diwezh Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones. Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones. Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones. Now hear the word of the Lord.

Liammoù diavaez

• Dem Bones kanet gant The Delta Rhythm Boys e 1955