Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Forty-Four French Folk-Songs and Variants From Canada, Normandy, and Brittany
The language that is spoken there is descended in a direct line from the language of Louis XIV, and Canada's repertory of popular songs is closely similar to what has been preserved by tradi tion and is still kept alive among the peasants on the other side of the ocean. One may even say that the Canadians are more deeply attached to ancient usages than are the French of to-day, and have more faithfully preserved the treasures of their folk-lore than have their brothers who remained at home.
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