Réveille [English translation]

Wake up, wake up

The Goddamns are coming 1

To steal the harvest

Wake up, wake up

Acadian men

To save the village

My great-great-grandfather

Came from Brittany

The blood of my family

Has wet Acadia

And now, the accursed ones are coming

To chase us away like beasts

To destroy families

To throw us all to the wind

Wake up, wake up

The Goddamns are coming

To steal the harvest

Wake up, wake up

Acadian men

To save the village

I heard some talk about

Going up with Beausoleil 2

To take arms

Defeat the accursed ones

I heard some talk about

Going to Louisiana

To find some good peace

Over there in Louisiana

Wake up, wake up

The Goddamns are coming

To steal the harvest

Wake up, wake up

Acadian men

To save the village

I've seen my poor father

He was made prisoner

While my mother, my dear mother

Was bawling

I've seen my beautiful house

Being put on fire

And I remained an orphan

An orphan of Acadia

Wake up, wake up

The Goddamns are coming

To steal the harvest

Wake up, wake up

Acadian men

To save the village

Wake up, wake up

The Goddamns are coming

To steal the children

1. Acadians used to refer to British soldiers as 'Goddams', because of the frequency at which they used the word.2. Beausoleil