"La Blanche Hermine" | |
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Song by Gilles Servat | |
from the album La Blanche Hermine | |
Released | 1971 |
Genre | Folk |
Length | 3:47 |
Label | Kelenn, Phonogram |
Songwriter(s) | Gilles Servat |
Music video | |
"La Blanche Hermine" (2014 video) on YouTube |
La Blanche Hermine (French for "The White Ermine") is a 1970 song by French singer Gilles Servat with lyrics affirming the Breton identity. It was first published on the eponymous album from 1971, which was certified gold. Calling for an armed uprising against the French, the song quickly became an anthem in Brittany and popular in all of France.