Un Canadien Errant (The Lost Canadian)

The Lost Canadian

Un Canadien Errant (The Lost Canadian)

A wandering Canadian,Un Canadien Errant (A wandering Canadian,)
Banned from his homes,Banni de ses foyers, (banned from his hearths,)
Traveled while cryingParcourait en pleurant (travelled while crying)
In foreign lands.Des pays etrangers. (in foreign lands.)
Traveled while cryingParcourait en pleurant (travelled while crying)
In foreign lands.Des pays etrangers. (in foreign lands.)
One day, sad and lost,Un jour, triste et pensif, (One day, sad and pensive,)
Sitting by the flowing waters,Assis au bord des flots, (sitting by the flowing waters,)
To the fleeing currentAu courant fugitif (to the fleeing current)
He spoke these words:Il adressa ces mots: (he addressed these words:)
To the fleeing currentAu courant fugitif (to the fleeing current)
He spoke these words:Il adressa ces mots: (he addressed these words:)

If you see my country,"Si tu vois mon pays, (If you see my country,)
My unhappy country,Mon pays malheureux, (my unhappy country,)
Go tell my friendsVa dire a mes amis (go tell my friends)
That I remember them.Que je me souviens d'eux. (that I remember them.)
Go tell my friendsVa dire a mes amis (go tell my friends)
That I remember them.Que je me souviens d'eux. (that I remember them.)

O days so charming,O jours si pleins d'appas, (O days so full of charms,)
You have disappeared...Vous etes disparus... (you have vanished...)
And my homeland, alas!Et ma patrie, helas! (And my native land, alas!)
I will see it no more.Je ne la verrai plus. (I will see it no more.)
And my homeland, alas!Et ma patrie, helas! (And my native land, alas!)
I will see it no more.Je ne la verrai plus. (I will see it no more.)