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| On n’était pas des Barbe-Bleue, Ni des pelés, ni des galeux, Porteurs de parasites. On n’était pas des spadassins, On venait du pays voisin, On venait en visite. On n’avait aucune intention De razzia, de déprédation, Aucun but illicite. On venait pas piller chez eux, On venait pas gober leurs œufs, On venait en visite. On poussait pas des cris d’Indiens, On avançait avec maintien Et d’un pas qui hésite. On braquait pas des revolvers, On arrivait les bras ouverts, On venait en visite. Mais ils sont rentrés dans leurs trous, Mais ils ont poussé les verrous Dans un accord tacite. Ils ont fermé les contrevents, Caché les femmes, les enfants, Refusé la visite. On venait pas les sermonner, Tenter de les endoctriner, Pas leur prendre leur site. On venait leur dire en passant, Un petit bonjour innocent, On venait en visite. On venait pour se présenter, On venait pour les fréquenter, Pour qu’ils nous plébiscitent, Dans l’espérance d’être admis Et naturalisés amis, On venait en visite. Par malchance, ils n’ont pas voulu De notre amitié superflue Que rien ne nécessite. Et l’on a refermé nos mains, Et l’on a rebroussé chemin, Suspendu la visite. |
We were not Bluebeard, Neither scruffy nor mangy, Pest carriers. We were not swordsmen, We came from the neighboring country, We came to visit. We had no intention To plunder, to pillage No illicit purpose. We did not come to loot their homes, We did not come to steal their eggs, We came to visit. We were not shouting Indian cries, We came forward with discretion And hesitating pace. We did not shoot revolvers, We arrived with our arms open, We came to visit. But they went into their holes, But they locked their doors In a tacit agreement. They closed their shutters, They hid women and children, They refused our visit. We did not come to lecture them, Did not attempt to indoctrinate them, Not take over their place. We came to say to them, by the way, A innocent hello, We came to visit. We came to introduce ourselves, We came to hang out with them, To make us popular with them, Hoping to be admitted And naturalized friends, We came to visit. Unfortunateley, they did not want Our superfluous friendship That nothing needs. And we closed our hands, And we turned back, Stopped our visit. |