{"product_id":"un-canadien-errant-theme-and-variations-2","title":"Un Canadien errant - Theme and variations","description":"A Wandering Canadian - Once a Canadian Lad$$$$$$This score is an arrangement of the \u003cstrong\u003eFrench Canadian folk song \u003cem\u003eUn Canadien errant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003eeasy flute with piano accompaniment\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  It is set in the \u003cstrong\u003ekey of F Major\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The \u003cstrong\u003eflute part\u003c\/strong\u003e is appropriate for \u003cstrong\u003eGrade 3 flute students\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  This beautiful song \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUn Canadien errant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003etraditional French Canadian song\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eErnest Gagnon\u003c\/strong\u003e, in his book \u003cem\u003eChansons populaires du Canada\u003c\/em\u003e (Québec, 1865), explains that the melody is that of the French Canadian folk song \u003cem\u003eJ'ai fait une maîtresse\u003c\/em\u003e, or that of its variant \u003cem\u003eSi tu te mets anguille\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   The \u003cstrong\u003ewords were written in 1842 by Antoine Gérin-Lajoie (1824-1882)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eGérin-Lajoie\u003c\/strong\u003e, who was then a \u003cstrong\u003estudent at the Collège de Nicolet\u003c\/strong\u003e, was later to become one of Quebec's most distinguished literary men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  He composed the poem \u003cem\u003eUn Canadien errant\u003c\/em\u003e, about \u003cstrong\u003ethe pain of exile\u003c\/strong\u003e, after the \u003cstrong\u003eLower Canada Rebellion of 1837 and 1838\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  When this Rebellion failed, some of the rebels were condemned to death, while others were forced into exile to the United States and other countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The song has become a \u003cstrong\u003epatriotic anthem\u003c\/strong\u003e for those who have at a point in their history experienced the pain of exile, namely for the \u003cstrong\u003eAcadians\u003c\/strong\u003e, who suffered mass deportation from their homeland in the Great Upheaval between 1755 and 1763.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The Acadian version is known as \u003cem\u003eUn Acadien errant\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The lyrics of \u003cem\u003eUn Canadien errant\u003c\/em\u003e tell of a sad man wandering in faraway countries. One day, he sits by the banks of a river that flows toward his homeland and asks the river to go and tell his beloved people that he remembers them and that he will cherish his country until his very last breath.$$$$$$Duration : 03:04$$$$$$Source : \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusic2print.com\/Work.aspx?id=73\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFrench Folk Songs\u003c\/a\u003e$$$$$$C2mRDI6PX6g","brand":"(Anonymous)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68502800793824,"sku":"2120","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/9607\/6512\/files\/Canadien-Errant.png?v=1793925222","url":"https:\/\/grandsource.shop\/products\/un-canadien-errant-theme-and-variations-2","provider":"Montrose Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}