A wandering Canadian,
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banned from his hearths,
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travelled while crying
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travelled while crying
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in foreign lands.
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One day, sad and pensive,
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sitting by the flowing waters,
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to the fleeing current
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he addressed these words:
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to the fleeing current
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he addressed these words:
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"If you see my country,
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my unhappy country,
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go tell my friends
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that I remember them.
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go tell my friends
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that I remember them.
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O days so full of charms,
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you have vanished...
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And my native land, alas!
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I will see it no more.
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And my native land, alas!
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I will see it no more.
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UN CANADIEN ERRANT
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Un Canadien Errant
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Banni de ses foyers,
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Parcourait en pleurant
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Des pays etrangers.
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Parcourait en pleurant
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Des pays etrangers.
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Un jour, triste et pensif,
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Assis au bord des flots,
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Au courant fugitif
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Il adressa ces mots:
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Au courant fugitif
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Il adressa ces mots:
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"Si tu vois mon pays,
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Mon pays malheureux,
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Va dire a mes amis
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Que je me souviens d'eux.
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Va dire a mes amis
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Que je me souviens d'eux.
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O jours si pleins d'appas,
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Vous etes disparus...
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Et ma patrie, helas!
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Je ne la verrai plus.
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Et ma patrie, helas!
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Je ne la verrai plus.
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THE LOST CANADIAN
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| Leonard Cohen |
