Thursday, December 27, 2012

skwardya

songs: Eight Days a Week, I Feel Fine
language: Cornish
performer: Skwardya

Cornish, a Celtic language related to Welsh and Breton, died out as a community language in the 18th century. There's been a long-standing revival effort, and today there are several hundred (or perhaps a few thousand - depends on who you ask) speakers.

Skwardya was a group that sang in Cornish, and they translated some Beatles songs. This video is a mix of song snippets and interviews but there are brief clips of a couple of Beatles songs:

3:02 - Eight Days a Week
5:12 - I Feel Fine

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