MeanMrKetchup Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hello, It's been bugging me for a while, can anyone tell me how to pronounce Bron Yr Aur? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solar Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Before playing it in the Blueberry Hill show in 1970, Plant pronounces it "Brawn-rahr" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Its actually pronounced Bron - er - higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleygirl Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Welsh pronunciation is VERY difficult hammerhead got it but drop the H as in bron yr igher some welsh pronounce it bron y rare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Thanks Valleygirl I know about the H but thought it would be easier to explain the eye bit with the H in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleygirl Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 ok youre forgiven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen-Of-Light Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Before playing it in the Blueberry Hill show in 1970, Plant pronounces it "Brawn-rahr" Where did you listen to/watch them playing it in the Blueberry Hill Show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMrKetchup Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feather in the wind Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Before playing it in the Blueberry Hill show in 1970, Plant pronounces it "Brawn-rahr" i heard plant say it this way as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solar Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Where did you listen to/watch them playing it in the Blueberry Hill Show? Why from their omnipresent collection of fan-recorded live shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evster2012 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Where did you listen to/watch them playing it in the Blueberry Hill Show? Blueberry Hill is the title of the bootleg of their Sept 4, 1970 Los Aangeles show. Robert introduces Bron Yr Aur during the show by saying: "This is a thing called 'Bron-Yr-Aur'. This is a name of the little cottage in the mountains of Snowdonia in Wales, and 'Bron-Yr-Aur' is the Welsh equivalent of the phrase 'Golden Breast'. This is so because of its position every morning as the sun rises and it's a really remarkable place. And so after staying there for a while and deciding it was time to leave for various reasons, we couldn't really just leave it and forget about it. You've probably all been to a place like that, only we can tell you about it and you can't tell us." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Wisty Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 In my head I say it "Bron-ar-ee-ahr" because I think I saw somewhere an IPA spelling of it. (Probably Wikipedia , and anyway, my knowledge of the IPA is from an Australian point of view, so there could be some disparity.) Also, a few months ago Classic Rock printed an interview with Robert from the 80s and he corrected the interviewer's pronunciation of it by saying "Bronnariar", different to what people have said above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 In my head I say it "Bron-ar-ee-ahr" because I think I saw somewhere an IPA spelling of it. (Probably Wikipedia , and anyway, my knowledge of the IPA is from an Australian point of view, so there could be some disparity.) Also, a few months ago Classic Rock printed an interview with Robert from the 80s and he corrected the interviewer's pronunciation of it by saying "Bronnariar", different to what people have said above. Somehow I think that Valley girl may Know the correct pronuciation. In any case why not try saying " Bronnariar" and Bron Er Higher and find a much of a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redanger Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Hello, It's been bugging me for a while, can anyone tell me how to pronounce Bron Yr Aur? Thanks hey fella try bron as you would then yr as uhr then aur as ayh'r im welsh trust me this is how you say it it means golden breast or breast of gold ok theres my good deed for the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunray782 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Even after all this elucidation I'm still confused . No matter what I do, I keep on pronouncing it 'bron-E-ore' . Totally pathetic, I know. Thanks for all the help though, I only have myself to blame for not being able to change a bad habit. Or maybe it's like Mrs.Wisty said, us Australians seem to insist on pronouncing it incorrectly Before I read this thread, I thought I knew how to pronounce it as well from hearing Robert at Blueberry Hill. But now, I'm in the same boat as you! Whatever the pronunciation may be, I'm sure it's no where near how Steven Tyler pronounces it on that VH1 special. I believe he says brawny rar or something to that effect! I just call it the stomp or the lovely guitar piece on disc two of Physical Graffiti! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Hopper Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hello, It's been bugging me for a while, can anyone tell me how to pronounce Bron Yr Aur? Thanks It's as tough to pronounce as D'yer M'ker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanMrKetchup Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 It's as tough to pronounce as D'yer M'ker. I just pronounce that as Jamaica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I just pronounce that as Jamaica You'd be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpepper73 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Hello fellow Zeppelin fans... I've been wondering how to pronounce this word ever since I heard "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on Led Zeppelin III, which would've been around 1987 for me (age 14). The other day I was talking with a friend about the pronunciation and today I finally got around to Googling it. I ended up on the wikipedia page for "Bron-Yr-Aur" (I don't know why the spelling of the song is different from that of the cottage) and it had the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for the Welsh pronunciation. Here's the link to that page if you want to check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Welsh I chose to break it down letter by letter first. B=Normal English B sound; R=The R sound but with a trill; O=The O sound as in the word gone; N=Normal English N sound; Y=The (a) sound in the word about; R=The R sound but with a trill; AU=The I sound as in the word eye; and lastly another R=The R sound but with a trill. So, put a trill on the R's, make the O sound like the O in "gone", the Y is the schwa sound, and the last part is R-EYE-R but all one syllable (rire?) and with trills on the R's. That's just the academic, linguistic way of breaking it down. Actually pronouncing it correctly like someone who speaks proper Welsh would take some practice, I would think. I'm sure you all know this but "Bron-Yr-Aur" was the name of the remote cottage in Wales where Page and Plant spent some time writing music with no electricity or running water. No electricity means no electric guitars which explains the existence of the acoustic material on the third album like, Tangerine, That's The Way, Gallows Pole, and of course, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp. Here's a link to the wikipedia page on Led Zeppelin III. It explains why Page and Plant chose to rent a remote cottage as opposed to a hotel room or something like that. I really hope my post helps more than confuses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_III Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Jon Donald Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 On 2/9/2008 at 8:00 AM, Reggie29 said: You'd be right. Except I think it's more of a slang pronunciation. I'd say Jermaiker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Nie Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 To add to all of the above: Following is how Robert pronounces it. He his from The Black Country of West Midlands so IMHO he will be not speaking proper Welsh. So however he pronounces it is how I will: https://youtu.be/LEq8hcSD8qY?t=2642 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zep Hed Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 It probably didn't help that it was spelled one way on LZ III (Bron-y-Aur Stomp) and another on PG (Bron-yr-Aur). Check out how he says it during Vienna 73. Go to 35:55 in for intro to the Stomp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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