num_pages: 269
description: Bilingual French and English book of over 130 folk songs from the Acadian Region of Canada. There are four districts covered in this Grand Etang in Cape Breton on Nova Scotia's north-east coat, Pubnico on its south-western coats, the miramichi on new Brunswic's north-east cost, and Tignish and Miminigash at the western end of Prince Edward Island --- Contents in English (French also there): Introduction - Lays about Young Girls and their Suitors (15) - Lays about Husbands and Wives (5) - Humorous lays (2) - Other Lays (4) - Love Separations and Reunions (16) -Love Romantic Adventures (4) - Love Patorelle and Aubade (2) - Songs of Adventurous and hurous Deeds (3) - Songs of Marriage (7) - Drinking Songs (5) - Songs with a military Theme (5) - Historical Songs (3) - Epic and Tragic Songs (6) - Songs of a Religous Nature (3) - Songs of a Literary Origin (5) Enumerative Humorous and Equivocal (11) - Counting Songs (2) - Other enumerative (5) - Childresn's Games and Dances (7) - short Children's Songs (9) - Satirical (2) - Ballads of Acadian Origin (5) - Milling Songs (8)
language: English
title: La Fleur du Rosier: Acadian Folk Songs
titlecomplete: La Fleur du Rosier: Acadian Folk Songs (Canadian Museum of Civilization Mercury Series)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Canadian Museum Of Civilization