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The narrator sees a beautiful young woman walking with a soldier, often a grenadier. They walk on together to the side of a stream, and sit down to hear the nightingale sing. The grenadier puts his arm around the young woman's waist and takes a fiddle out of his knapsack. He plays the young woman a tune, and she remarks on the nightingale's song:
The following text may date back to the War of Spanish Succession (1702–1713), since it refers to the grenadiers throwing grenades and the men wearing "caps and pouches" (i.e. the tall grenadier caps, [10] worn by these elite troops, and the heavy satchel [11] in which grenades were carried) and "loupèd clothes" – coats with broad bands of 'lace' across the chest that distinguished early ...
A grenadier (/ ˌ ɡ r ɛ n ə ˈ d ɪər / GREN-ə-DEER, French: [ɡʁənadje] ⓘ; derived from the word grenade) [1] was historically an assault-specialist soldier who threw hand grenades in siege operation battles. The distinct combat function of the grenadier was established in the mid-17th century, when grenadiers were recruited from ...
"Lorraine (My Beautiful Alsace Lorraine)" is a World War I era song released in 1917. Al Bryan wrote the lyrics. Fred Fisher composed the music. [1] It was published by McCarthy and Fisher, Inc.. André De Takacs designed the sheet music cover. It features a French soldier with his bayonet drawn in the foreground.
The 5 regiments of the Foot Guards have their own regimental marches, that are each performed by their respective regimental bands.. The following is a list of the notable Regimental Marches for military regiments of the British Army.
The song is anti-war but pro soldier, featuring explicit references to the Normandy invasion in World War II: "The ocean is on fire, the sky turned dark again as the boats came in / And the ...
The song was also showcased in Frank Lloyd's Cavalcade, and in the musical and film Oh, What a Lovely War!. [2] This song is well known for spawning numerous obscene parody versions which were performed in music halls during World War I and World War II, and are often still sung by serving soldiers today. [3]
A video posted on X, formerly Twitter, by Israeli journalist Yinon Magal, shows Israeli soldiers singing and chanting for the occupation of Gaza and to “wipe off the seed of Amalek”, saying ...