Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields in 1915. His words captured the grief, courage and hope felt by people around the world during the First World War. The poem still speaks to us more than 100 years later—across cultures, generations and languages.
Explore this iconic Canadian war poem in some of the many languages spoken in Canada today. Watch a video, read the text or listen to the audio adaptation.
English version of the poem
French version of the poem
Indigenous languages version of the poem
Multilingual version of the poem
- English - text | English - audio
- French - text | French - audio
- Algonquin - text | Algonquin - audio
- Arabic - text | Arabic - audio
- Atikamekw - text | Atikamekw - audio
- Blackfoot - text | Blackfoot - audio
- Chinese (traditional) - text | Chinese (traditional) - audio
- Chinese (simplified) - text | Chinese (simplified) - audio
- Dutch - text | Dutch - audio
- Eastern Ojibwe - text | Eastern Ojibwe - audio
- Greek - text | Greek - audio
- Innu - text | Innu - audio
- Inuinnaqtun - text
- Inuktitut (South Baffin dialect syllabics) - text
- Inuktitut (South Baffin dialect Roman orthography) - text
- Michif – French dialect - text | Michif – French dialect - audio
- Michif – Northern dialect - text | Michif – Northern dialect - audio
- Michif – Southern (Heritage) dialect - text | Michif – Southern (Heritage) dialect - audio
- Mi'kmaq - text | Mi'kmaq - audio
- Mohawk - text | Mohawk - audio
- Oji-Cree - text | Oji-Cree - audio
- Plains Cree - text | Plains Cree - audio
- Punjabi - text | Punjabi - audio
- Tagalog - text | Tagalog - audio
- Ukrainian - text | Ukrainian - audio
- Western Ojibwe - text | Western Ojibwe - audio
- Wolastoqey - text | Wolastoqey - audio
You can also learn more about the poem and its author. Together, we can honour those who served by raising our voices in remembrance.
About the translations
Poetry is a form of art, and so are its translations and adaptations. We value the diversity of interpretation each language brings. We also recognize that readers may have different views on how best to adapt a poem. To correct a language error or to submit a translation in a language not included above, please email us at education@veterans.gc.ca.