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Like émigrés and refugees the world over, the place you come from is a state of mind. From Newfoundland's French Shore to La Louisiane, from PEI and Chéticamp to Brittany, but most of all in the heart of l'Acadie in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, they fly the Acadian flag. They paint it on their houses, they paint it on their faces, they fly it on their cars to match their license plates. It's Le Tricolor of France, but with La Belle Étoile des Marins, the bright morning star Maris Stella. Partons, la mer est belle is the unofficial national anthem of l'Acadie, and if you start it anywhere east of Ottawa, every Francophone in the place will jump in.
The last line in the chorus is "on voit briller l'étoile qui guide les matelots." See it shine, the star that guides the sailor. That's the star on the Acadian flag. I have the same sapphire star in my wedding ring.
lyrics
Amis, partons sans bruit; La pêche sera bonne
La lune qui rayonne éclairera la nuit.
Il faut qu'avant l'aurore Nous soyons de retour
Pour sommeiller encore Avant qu'il soit grand jour.
REFRAIN:
Partons, la mer est belle; Embarquons-nous, pêcheurs,
Guidons notre nacelle, Ramons avec ardeur.
Aux mâts hissons les voiles, Le ciel est pur et beau,
Je vois briller l'étoile Qui guide les matelots!
Ainsi chantait mon père Lorsqu'il quitta le port.
Il ne s'attendait guère à y trouver la mort.
Par les vents, par l'orage, Il fut surpris soudain,
Et d'un cruel naufrage Il subit le destin.
REFRAIN
Je n'ai plus que ma mère Qui ne possède rien;
Elle est dans la misère, Je suis son seul soutien.
Ramons, ramons bien vite, Je l'aperçois là-bas,
Je la vois qui m'invite En me tendant les bras.
REFRAIN
Lynn Noel brings traditional song and heritage arts online to create community. Lynn has a voice of striking clarity and
power, equally at home in rhythmic chanteys and flowing ballads.
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