Il me reste un pays
Gilles Vigneault
I Still Have a Country
I still have a country to tell you
I still have a country to name
It's deep within you
Has neither president nor king
It resembles the very country
That I seek in the heart of me
That's the country I love
I still have a country to predict
I still have a country to sow
Vast and beautiful like the sea
Before being discovered
Then it doesn't take up more space
Than a blade of grass under the winter
That's my Game and my Hunt
I still have a country to know
I still have a country to give
It's this bridge that I build
From my night to your night
To cross the river
Cold and dark of Boredom
That's the country to create
I still have a country to pursue
I still have a country to tame
Man! One day you will ring
Bells of that country
Ring women joys and brass
It's our first meal
That's the country to live
I still have a country to surprise you
I still have a country to eat