For my father and my country. Ten years of Harper changed how the world sees Canada. That needs to change. My first foray into fraco/anglo songwriting.
lyrics
Ma Belle Feuille D’Érable
Quand j'étais jeune, when I was young,
My father, mon père, travelled the world,
Sporting a red feuille d’érable upon his lapel,
And strangers would ask, “Êtes-vous Canadien?”
My father would smile, fier de son pays,
When the red maple leaf stood strong and free.
I remember the days, oui, je me souviens,
When I used to feel the very same way,
Comme mon père, j'étais fier de mon pays.
But a decade has passed, dix ans de changement.
Je ne peux pas vous reconnaître.
I don’t recognize who you are anymore.
Where have you gone, ma belle feuille d’érable?
Lost in the world, vous avez disparu,
Tarnished and blue, vous avez oublié,
Qui vous êtes et qui vous étiez.
Will you ever return strong and free?
We once showed the world the best we could be,
L’environnement, et l’économie,
Keeping the peace, defending la vraie démocratie.
Now we give in to corporate greed,
Abandon nos droits pour la sécurité.
Has the red maple leaf just blown away?
Where have you gone, ma belle feuille d’érable?
Lost in the world, vous avez disparu,
Tarnished and blue, vous avez oublié,
Qui vous êtes et qui vous étiez.
Will you ever return strong and free?
Our children should see that we pouvons récréer notre identité.
A true north, again, strong and free. Un pays de paix et de l'humilité
Pouvons-nous retourner, return to a state of grace?
Il n'a pas été parfait, far from that, mais mieux que ce que nous sommes….
Than what we’ve become.
My father, mon père, has since passed away,
Près de dix ans since he went to the grave,
Sporting a red feuille d’érable upon his lapel.
Born in Montreal and raised in Noranda, Quebec, Dave is a graduate of the University of Windsor and has lived the last 30
years in London, Ontario as an educator, musician, actor, director, songwriter, and novelist. Playing live with just a guitar is THE BEST, but Dave loves spending time in his studio filling out the sound layers. Story is everything....more
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