Birthday Adaptation
In Quebec, a modified version of the chorus is often sung to celebrate a person, for example on a birthday (in the specific case of the birthday, the idea was explicitly introduced by Gilles Vigneault in 1975):
- Mon cher ami (or Ma chère amie), c'est à ton tour
- De te laisser parler d'amour.
("My dear friend, it's your turn / To be spoken of love.")
Alternatively, "ami(e)" is replaced with the name of the person being celebrated.
For instance, at René Lévesque's funeral, mourners outside the church broke out singing "Mon cher René, c'est à ton tour, de te laisser parler d'amour"
Read more about this topic: Gens Du Pays
Famous quotes containing the words birthday and/or adaptation:
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