1. G (Bm) Em C D7 Un Canadien errant, banni de ses foyers G (Bm) Em C D7 Un Canadien errant, banni de ses foyers D Bm C B7 Em Parcourait en pleurant, des pays etrangers D Bm C B7 Em Parcourait en pleurant, des pays etrangers
2. Un jour, triste et pensif, assis au bord des flots (2X) Au courant fugitif, il adressa ces mots: (2X)
3. "Si tu vois mon pays, mon pays malheureux, Va, dis a mes amis, que je me souviens d`eux.
4. "O jours si pleins d`appas vous etes disparus Et ma partie, helas! Je ne la verrai plus.
5. "Non, mais en expirant, Oh mon cher Canada Mon regard languissant vers toi se portera NOTE: I`ve seen several attempts to translate this song into English, none of them capture the literal essence of the original, but here`s one version by renowned Canadian folklorist Edith Fowke. It drops the repetitions of the French version, thus reducing the song to three verses.
1. Once a Canadian lad, exiled from hearth and home Wandered, alone and sad, through alien lands unknown Down by a rushing stream, thoughtful and sad one day He watched the water pass, and to it he did say:
2. "If you should reach my land, my most unhappy land Please speak to all my friends, so they will understand Tell them how much I wish that I could be once more In that beloved land that I will see no more
3. "My own beloved land I`ll not forget `til death And I will speak of her with my last dying breath My own beloved land I`ll not forget `til death And I will speak of her with my last dying breath." soumis par/ submitted by : Ted Hermary (czth@musica.mcgill.ca)
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