Topic: To Our Canadian friends or whoever knows (Read 1384 times)

Herecomesyoursun · « **on:** February 23, 2005, 02:24:08 AM »

what is Acadian driftwood? and also what is

Sais tu, Acadie, j'ai le mal du pays
Ta neige, Acadie, fait des larmes au soleil
J'arrive Acadie

Joost · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2005, 01:47:58 PM »

My French is pretty terrible, but I guess it means something like

Do you know, Acadie, I am the

of the country
Your rain, Acadie, is like tears from the sun
I arrive (in?) Acadie

Mairi · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2005, 08:07:07 PM »

I have absolutely no idea. Which shows how great my school is. :

Herecomesyoursun · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2005, 10:16:57 PM »

but what is Acadie? is it a part of Canada? or an old name for it?

Mairi · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2005, 10:21:28 PM »

Acadia is a part of Canada, it's also a nationality (native French)

Herecomesyoursun · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2005, 05:10:03 PM »

thank you. so is it like part of Quebec?

Mairi · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2005, 06:31:42 PM »

Nope, it's the french settlements around rural Canada.