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"Land of the Silver Birch" is a traditional Canadian folk song. The lyrics are based on a poem by Pauline Johnson. It is sometimes sung to keep time while canoeing, and sometimes sung at campfires in a round. It is in Aeolian, or natural minor, but some have performed it with a raised sixth, creating a Dorian feel. Its subject matter is a romanticized vision of nature and the land from the perspective of an Aboriginal person, but it remains popular with the non-Aboriginal majority in Canada. Bonnie Dobson sang this song on her 1972 self-titled album. This song appears in the Paul Gross film ''Men with Brooms'' (2002). In 2005, the song was partly re-written by Canadian folk singer Dickson Reid and released on his debut album, ''Sugar in the Snow''. ==Lyrics== Like most traditional songs the lyrics vary slightly. The following are representative: :Land of the silver birch Home of the beaver Where still the mighty moose Wanders at will :''Refrain:'' Blue lake and rocky shore I will return once more Boom diddy-ah da, boom diddy-ah da, boom diddy-ah da, eaa-aaa-aaa :High on a rocky ledge I'll build my wigwam Close to the water's edge Silent and still :''Refrain'' :My heart grows sick for thee Here in the low lands I will return to thee Hills of the north :''Refrain'' It is related to a similar song "My Paddle's Keen and Bright" (), written by Margaret Embers McGee (1889-1975) in 1918,〔 which is used to keep time paddling and is frequently intermingled: :My paddle's keen and bright Flashing with silver Follow the wild goose flight (some people learn another colloquial version: Follow the pale moonlight) Dip, dip and swing :Dip, dip and swing her back Flashing with silver Swift as the wild goose flies Dip, dip and swing 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Land of the Silver Birch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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