12 In Framboise, I was raised in
my youth
In the neighbourhood of the Clan
MacLeod.
Often we used to frolic and play
In the joyful days now long gone
by.

13 I cannot tell you the half
Of the beauty found in this land
I will end now, since I am weary,
So bless you, and good-night.

12 Am Framboise fhuair mi m’arach og
Ann an nabachd Chlann ‘ icLeoid’
‘S tric bha sinn ri mir is spors,
An laithean solasach nach maireann.

13 Chan urrainn dhomhsa leth dhuibh
inns’
Na tha de mhaisealachd ‘s an tir;
Stadaidh mi bho’n tha mi sgith,
Beannachd leibh, is oidhche mhath
leibh.

Comprehension Questions

  1. In what language did Dan Alex MacDonald first write his song?

  2. What did people do in Autumn when Dan Alex MacDonald was young?

  3. What events often took place in winter?

  4. What was the old lady measuring in the song?

  5. Why does he feel a little bit sad when he remembers the days of his youth?

  6. Look through the song again and find things that Dan Alex likes about Cape Breton Island.

  7. Where in Richmond County did Dan Alex live?

  8. Thinking about the things he talks about in his song, what do you think he did for a living?



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