DCHP-2
Canadian boat-song DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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one of the French-Canadian folksongs sung by the voyageurs; work song.
See also: voyageur air voyageur song
- 1816 (1818) We returned to Kamouraska in the evening, cheered on our way with the rude harmony of the Canadian boat-song.
- 1850 This is the scene of one of the most beautiful of the Canadian boat-songs.
- 1947 It was my father's companion, heartily singing a Canadian boat song.
- 1816 (1818) We returned to Kamouraska in the evening, cheered on our way with the rude harmony of the Canadian boat-song.