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" Non, je ne regrette rien" (pronounced [nɔ̃ ʒə nə ʁəɡʁɛt ʁjɛ̃]; transl. "No, I do not regret anything") is a French song composed in 1956 by Charles Dumont, with lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. Édith Piaf's 1960 recording spent seven weeks atop the French Singles & Airplay Reviews chart. [1]
But, thinking of Édith, he changed the title to "Non, je ne regrette rien" (No, I Regret Nothing). According to journalist Jean Noli, in his book Édith (Éditions Stock 1973), when Dumont and Vaucaire visited Piaf's home at Boulevard Lannes in Paris on 24 October 1960, she received them in a very impolite and unfriendly manner. Dumont had ...
Rather, the Legionnaires adopted as their own a different Edith Piaf song - "Non, je ne regrette rien" (I regret nothing) - whose words in themselves have nothing to do with the Legion but came to express their defiance when accused of atrocities and involvement in a failed coup d'etat during the Algerian War (see May 1958 crisis and Algiers ...
Charles Dumont, who composed Édith Piaf’s biggest hit, “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” has died at age 95. Dumont’s wife told French news agency Agence France-Presse Monday that he had died ...
La Mome Piaf; Rue Republique; P.M.O Polka; Marche du 1 er RE; Marche de la Legion Etrangere; Héros (Golden Production – 14) [5] Le Boudin – song; Le Soleil Brille; Adieu Vieille Europe; Un Dur, Un Vrai, Un Tatoue; Non, je ne regrette rien; La Marseillaise; Lili Marleen; Le Chant de L'oignon; Sous le ciel de Paris; El Deguello; Le Fanion de ...
"La Marseillaise" [a] is the national anthem of France. It was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by the First French Republic against Austria , and was originally titled " Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin ".
However, thinking of Piaf, he changed the title to "Non, je ne regrette rien" (No, I Regret Nothing). [4] According to journalist Jean Noli, in his book Édith (1973), when Charles Dumont and Michel Vaucaire visited Piaf's home at Boulevard Lannes in Paris, on 24 October 1960, she received them in a very impolite and unfriendly manner. Dumont ...
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