En plein coeur mai

by Andrina Turenne

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Je lance la chanson En plein cœur mai aujourd'hui, le 16 novembre 2022, en commémoration du 137e anniversaire de la pendaison du chef métis Louis Riel. En plein cœur mai est une chanson qui m’est très chère, et que j’ai composée sur un poème de Jean-Marc Dalpé en 2017 lors de la création du spectacle Le Wild West Show de Gabriel Dumont. La chanson parle de la Résistance à Batoche en mai 1885 et honore tous ceux qui ont mené la Résistance métisse à la Rivière-Rouge, à Batoche, et à travers le Nor’Ouest.
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I’m releasing the song En plein cœur mai today, November 16th 2022, to commemorate 137 years since Métis leader Louis Riel’s hanging. En plein coeur mai is a song that is so dear to me, a song that I composed to a poem written by Jean-Marc Dalpé in 2017 while we were working on Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show. The song speaks of the Resistance at Batoche in May 1885 and honours all those who lead the Métis Resistance at Red River, Batoche and throughout the North-West.

lyrics

C’est en plein cœur du mois de mai
Sur la rivière Saskatchewan
Que li gens libres, les Bois-Brûlés
Pour se défendre ont pris les armes

En plein cœur mai
Quand tout fleurit
Aux abords d’la Saskatchewan
Sang rouge métis tache la prairie
Où devait pousser foin, blé, avoine

En plein cœur mai, cent ans plus tard
Du sang versé par les Goddams
Moi l’Métis m’en souviens encore
Aux abords d’la Saskatchewan

Aux abords d’la Saskatchewan
En plein cœur mai, ont pris nos armes
On s’est battu contre les Goddams
Sur la rivière Saskatchewan

Aux abords d’la Saskatchewan
En plein cœur mai, ont pris nos armes
On s’est battu contre les Goddams
Sur la rivière Saskatchewan

Translation:
It’s in the heart of May
On the Saskatchewan River
That Li Gens Libres, The Bois-Brûlés
Took up arms to defend themselves

In the heart of May
When everything blooms
On the banks of the Saskatchewan
Red blood of the Métis stains the prairie
Where hay, wheat and oats should’ve grown

In the heart of May, one hundred years later
Blood shed by the Goddams
Myself, Métis, I still remember
On the banks of the Saskatchewan

On the banks of the Saskatchewan
In the heart of May we took up arms
We fought against the Goddams
On the Saskatchewan River

On the banks of the Saskatchewan
In the heart of May we took up arms
We fought against the Goddams
On the Saskatchewan River

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released November 16, 2022
Musique: Andrina Turenne
Texte: Jean-Marc Dalpé
Enregistré par: Andrina Turenne (guitare, orgue), Damon Mitchell (batterie), Grant Siemens (basse, guitare steel) à No Fun Club, Winnipeg MB
Réalisé par: Grant Siemens
Voix enregistrée et réalisée par Andrina Turenne au Studio BeaverHut
Ingénieur de son: Riley Hill
Mixé par: Steve Christensen
Matriçage: Chris Longwood Mastering
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Music: Andrina Turenne
Lyrics: Jean-Marc Dalpé
Recorded by: Andrina Turenne (guitar, organ), Damon Mitchell (drums), Grant Siemens (bass, steel guitar) at No Fun Club, Winnipeg MB
Produced by: Grant Siemens
Vocals engineered and produced by Andrina Turenne at Studio BeaverHut
Engineered by: Riley Hill
Mixed by: Steve Christensen
Mastering by: Chris Longwood Mastering

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Andrina Turenne Winnipeg, Manitoba

Andrina Turenne tells stories through song, delivered in the spirit of road trips, kitchen parties, and bonfire gatherings. Formerly of Juno-award-winning band Chic Gamine, Turenne released her first solo project, Bold as Logs in April 2023. The bilingual, spirited debut explores the wonders of nature, the histories of her homeland and the complexity of human relationships. ... more

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