The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant)
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The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant) by Leonard Cohen
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Antoine Gérin-Lajoie & TraditionalAbout
“Un Canadien errant” (literal translation: “A Wandering Canadian”) was written in 1842 by by the poet and novelist Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, influenced by the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–38 which resulted in death sentences for a number of rebels and exile for others.
The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant) Lyrics
Un Canadien errant (A wandering Canadian)
Banni de ses foyers (banned from his hearths)
Parcourait en pleurant (travelled while crying)
Des pays étrangers (in foreign lands)
Parcourait en pleurant (travelled while crying)
Des pays étrangers (in foreign lands)
Un jour, triste et pensif (One day, sad and pensive)
Assis au bord des flots (sitting by the flowing waters)
Au courant fugitif (to the fleeing current)
Il adressa ces mots (he addressed these words)
Au courant fugitif (to the fleeing current)
Il adressa ces mots (he addressed these words)
Si tu vois mon pays (If you see my country)
Mon pays malheureux (my unhappy country)
Va dire à mes amis (go tell my friends)
Que je me souviens d'eux (that I remember them)
Va dire a mes amis (go tell my friends)
Que je me souviens d'eux (that I remember them)
O jours si pleins d'appas (O days so full of charms)
Vous êtes disparus (you have vanished)
Et ma pays, helas! (And my native land, alas!)
Je ne le verrai plus (I will see it no more)
Et ma pays, helas! (And my native land, alas!)
Je ne le verrai plus (I will see it no more)
The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant) Q&A
Who wrote The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant)'s ?
The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant) was written by Antoine Gérin-Lajoie & Traditional.
Who produced The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant)'s ?
The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant) was produced by Henry Lewy & Leonard Cohen.
When did Leonard Cohen release The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant)?
Leonard Cohen released The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien errant) on Thu Sep 27 1979.