Lyrics to
Nous Vivons Ensemble

This version of Nous Vivons Ensemble was released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1971.

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We’ve got to stay together
We’ve got to find each other now
That is how we can learn all about the other man’s song
On the plains of Abraham
When they sent the lamb to die
You and I were asleep in the Rock of Ages
Remember the unborn children still to come
If you need me and I need you
There’s nothin’ else needs sayin’
Understand it
I’m not too deaf to hear the song you’re playin’

Nous vivons ensemble
Nous nous connaissons maintenant
Voici comment nous pouvons decouvrir une autre humanite
Sur les plaines D’Abraham
Lors du dernier sacrifice
Toi et moi nous dormions tres loin dans le temp
Souviens toi des enfants qui attendent encore
Si tu me veux je serai la c’est tout ce que j’ai a dire
Car comprend moi
Je ne suis pas sourd a la musique que tu joues

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About Lyrics and Nous Vivons Ensemble by Gordon Lightfoot

When you decide to study the lyrics to Nous Vivons Ensemble, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1971 song by Gordon Lightfoot. Some of the lyrics to Nous Vivons Ensemble have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Gordon Lightfoot and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Nous Vivons Ensemble if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Nous Vivons Ensemble" means the words set to the music of Nous Vivons Ensemble, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Gordon Lightfoot. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Nous Vivons Ensemble and the lyrics to Nous Vivons Ensemble are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Gordon Lightfoot who came here looking just for the lyrics to Nous Vivons Ensemble, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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