Watching the Apples Grow

Stan Rogers

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D/C# : x44232 It's ear_-ly up_ Ontario farm_ chicken_ crow for day_ I wish_ I grew Annapolis apples up above_ Fundy's Bay_ Oh_ it seems so far away_ On the ridge_ above_ Acadia's town_ to the valley_ down below_ The eve_- ning shadow falls upon the family_ listening to the ra_-di_-o_ And_ watching_ the apples grow_ Down on the farm_ back_ among the family_ away from On_-ta_rio_ Hear_ the ladies singing to their men_ dancing it_ heel and toe_ And_ watching_ the apples grow_ Onta_-rio_ you know_ I've seen_ a place I'd rather be_ Your scum_-my lakes and city of Toronto don't_ do a damn thing for me_ I'd_ rather live_ by the sea_ I've watched_ the V's of geese go by_ the foxfoot in the snow_ I've climbed_ the ridge of Gaspereaux Mountain_ looking to the valley be_-low_ And_ watching_ the apples grow_ Down on the farm_ back_ among the family_ away from On_-ta_rio_ Hear_ the ladies singing to their men_ dancing it_ heel and toe_ And_ watching_ the apples grow_ Down on the farm_ back_ among the family_ away from On_-ta_rio_ Hear_ the ladies singing to their men_ dancing it_ heel and toe_ And_ watching_ the apples grow_ Down on the farm_ back_ among the family_ away from On_-ta_rio_ Hear_ the ladies singing to their men_ dancing it_ heel and toe_ And_ watching_ the apples grow_

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La chanson évoque la vie tranquille et simple d'une ferme en Ontario, loin de l'agitation de la ville. Le narrateur exprime son désir de se reconnecter avec la nature, en rêvant de cultiver des pommes à Annapolis, tout en savourant les moments passés en famille. Les scènes de la vie quotidienne, comme les femmes chantant et dansant, illustrent un fort attachement aux traditions rurales et à la beauté des paysages, par opposition à la vie urbaine qu'il trouve décevante. Ce retour aux sources permet de se concentrer sur les petites choses, comme le temps qui passe et la croissance des fruits, symbole de la vie et de la continuité.

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