Jim Corcoran (born 10 February 1949 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) received a degre… Read Full Bio ↴Jim Corcoran (born 10 February 1949 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) received a degree in Boston, Massachusetts towards the end of the 1960s. 1960. Formerly a seminarian, he returned to Quebec in 1970 intending to teach Latin at Bishop's University in Lennoxville, practicing the guitar during his free time. His first language was English, but would base his music career on the French language.

In 1972, he formed the duo Jim et Bertrand with Bertrand Gosselin and began performing in the Eastern Townships. During the 1970s, the group was associated with Quebec folk music. Corcoran began a solo career in francophone music after the group disbanded in 1979.

In the late 1980s, he became host of the CBC Radio program À Propos, featuring French music artists to the English network's audiences. À Propos remains on the CBC Radio One schedule as of 2006.

He also portrayed the part of David in performances of the opera Nelligan in 1990.

Sentant la glaise
Jim Corcoran Lyrics

Sentant la glaise, le sanglot
Je m’avance ras et gras
Du pas de l’escargot

À mon cou, je porte comme une amulette
Un vertical néant
Sentant la glaise, le sanglot

Sentant la glaise, le sanglot
J’ai aussi, que j’ai

La vie comme black-out
Sommeil blanc

C’est mon affaire
La terre et moi
La terre et moi flanc contre flanc
C’est mon affaire
La terre et moi
Je prends sur moi de ne pas mourir
De ne pas mourir

Les mots nous regardent
Ils nous demandent
De partir avec eux
Jusqu’à perte de vue

Le monde ne vous attend plus
Il a pris le large
Le monde ne vous entend plus
L’avenir lui parle

C’est mon affaire
La terre et moi
La terre et moi flanc contre flanc
C’est mon affaire
La terre et moi
Je prends sur moi de ne pas mourir
De ne pas mourir

C’est mon affaire
La terre et moi
Je prends sur moi de ne pas mourir
De ne pas mourir

Lyrics © Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)

Written by: Gaston Miron, Gilles Belanger

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