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Lyr. Add: À La Claire Fontaine

Partial translation of version by Ernest Gagnon (posted by Jim Dixon) by Fowke and Johnston.

1
By the clear running fountain
I strayed one summer day.
The water looked so cooling
I bathed without delay.

Refrain:-
Many long years have I loved you,
Ever in my heart you'll stay.
2
Beneath an oak tree shady
I dried myself that day,
When from the topmost branch
A bird's song came my way.
3
Sing, nightengale, keep singing,
Your heart is always gay.
You have no cares to grieve you,
While I could weep today.
4
You have no cares to grieve you,
While I could weep today,
For I have lost my loved one
In such a senseless way.
5
She wanted some red roses
But I did rudely say
She could not have the roses
That I had picked that day.
6
Now I wish those red roses
Were on their bush today,
While I and my beloved
Still went our old sweet way.

Pp. 134-135, with musical score.
E. F. Fowke and Richard Johnston, 1954, Folk Songs of Canada, Waterloo Music Company Limited.