Déjà Mal Mariée !
Tri Yann Lyrics

The lyrics of Tri Yann's song Déjà mal mariée tell a story of a woman who was married off to a stonemason by her father. The day after the wedding, she was sent to the quarry where she had to work hard and endure difficult conditions. She expresses her unhappiness with her marriage as she is already unhappy and miserable. She then reveals that she dipped her bread in the stone juice, implying that she suffered greatly in the quarry. As she sat there crying, the village priest passed by and asked her why she was crying. She responded by asking him to undo the marriage that he had conducted the day before. She begged him to make her a girl again and unmake her a woman.

The lyrics explore themes of forced marriage and the societal oppression of women. The phrase "déjà mal mariée" (already badly married) is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the woman's sense of being trapped and unhappy in a marriage she did not choose. The metaphor of dipping bread in stone juice is particularly powerful in illustrating how the woman's life has been made harder by being forced to work in the quarry. The final plea to the priest to undo the marriage and make her a girl again highlights the desperation and powerlessness of women in traditional patriarchal societies.