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Faintly as tolls the evening chime Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Anne's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past! Why should we yet our sail unfurl? There is not a breath the blue wave to curl; But, when the wind blows off the shore, Oh! sweetly we'll rest our weary oar. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past! Utawas' tide! this trembling moon Shall see us float over thy surges soon. Saint of this green isle! hear our prayers, Oh, grant us cool heavens and favouring airs. Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past!
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Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "A Canadian Boat-Song", first published 1805 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Maurice Arnold , "Canadian Boat-Song", published 1907 [ satb chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "A Canadian Boat-Song", op. 10 (Songs of the sea) no. 1 [ vocal duet for soprano and baritone with piano ]
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time] - by Percy Charles Judd (1892 - ?), "Canadian Boat-Song", published c1928 [ unison chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Humphrey Procter-Gregg (1895 - 1980), "Canadian Boat-Song" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edward Thomas Sweeting (1863 - 1930), "The Canadian Boat-Song", published 1924 [ baritone, four-part chorus (with some divisi), and orchestra or piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-08
Line count: 18
Word count: 137
Alors que le carillon du soir tinte faiblement, Nos voix s’accordent et nos rames vont en mesure. Dès que les bois du rivage s’estompent, Nous chanterons à Sainte-Anne notre hymne d’adieu. Ramez, mes frères, ramez, le courant est rapide, Les rapides approchent et le jour baisse ! Pourquoi devrions-nous déjà déployer notre voile ? Il n’y a pas un souffle pour faire onduler la vague bleue ; Mais, quand le vent soufflera du rivage, Oh ! nous reposerons doucement nos rames fatiguées. Soufflez, brises, soufflez, le courant est rapide, Les rapides sont proches et le jour est passé ! Marée d’Utawas ! Cette lune tremblante Nous verra bientôt flotter sur tes vagues. Saint de cette île verte ! Écoute nos prières, Ô, accorde-nous un ciel frais et des vents favorables. Soufflez, brises, soufflez, le courant est rapide, Les rapides sont proches et le jour est passé !
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Translations of titles:
"A Canadian Boat-Song" = "Un chant de batelier Canadien"
"Canadian Boat-Song" = "Chant de batelier Canadien"
"The Canadian Boat-Song" = "Le Chant de batelier Canadien"
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Based on:
- a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "A Canadian Boat-Song", first published 1805
This text was added to the website: 2026-06-15
Line count: 18
Word count: 139