Antoine Gérin-Lajoie

“ An errant ‘Canadien’ Banished from his homeland Weeping, he travels on Wandering through foreign lands One sad and pensive day Seated on the river’s bank To the evasive current, Did he address these words: “If you should see my home My sad unhappy land Go, say to all my friends That I remember them "O days once so full of charm You are all gone away And my homeland, alas! ”