The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #43982   Message #645911
Posted By: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca
09-Feb-02 - 08:00 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Acadian Driftwood (Robbie Robertson)
Subject: RE: Acadian Driftwood - Plains of Abraham?
When I put it through the translation, I get:

You Know, Acadie, I badly have to it country
Your snow, Acadie, fact of the tears to the sun
I arrive, Acadie, <Vocables>
I arrive, Acadie, <Vocables>

 

I agree that "I badly have to it country", probably means "I am homesick". I am thinking that it might mean "Your tears, Acadia, are a result of the sun's tears

I think also the author is saying that the world is sad on behalf of the Acadians.