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This includes the songs of chansonnier, chanson de geste and Grand chant; court songs of the late Renaissance and early Baroque music periods, air de cour; popular songs from the 17th to 19th century, bergerette, brunette, chanson pour boire, pastourelle, and vaudeville; art song of the romantic era, mélodie; and folk music, chanson populaire ...
"Chanson D'Amour" (French for 'Love Song'; pronounced [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ damuʁ]) is a popular song written by Wayne Shanklin. A 1977 recording by the Manhattan Transfer was an international hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart. [1]
The lyrics were written by Didier Barbelivien and are autobiographical. [2] The music was composed by Michel Cywie. Originally, the song was to be titled "Marcelle", [3] but when Barbelivien showed it to Lenorman, the singer instantly decided to rename it to "Michèle" as a tribute to The Beatles [4] [5] and also because, as he said, the name "goes so well with the song".
1755 combines folk, country and rock, with traditional folk song lyrics, or original compositions from the band members, or from Acadian poet Gérald Leblanc. [12] Most of the band's songs are performed in the French dialect of south eastern New Brunswick, known as "chiac", but some compositions are in English as well.
I Believe in You (Je crois en toi) I Dare You (Kelly Clarkson song) I Love You (Dadju and Tayc song) I Will Wait for You; I'd Fly; I'll Be Alright (Anggun song) Imagine (Carbonne song) Immensité; L'important c'est la rose; In-tango; Inch'Allah (Grand Corps Malade song) Incognito (song) Indépendance Cha Cha; Iniminimanimo; Io canto (song) It's ...
[9] La Carmagnole, and revolutionary song in general, was viewed as an important part of the new French Republic, and of being a Frenchman. La Carmagnole was particularly popular because, like the song Ah! ça ira ("It'll do", "Everything will be OK"), it contained simple lyrics that illiterate people could easily learn and understand, and ...
He wants her to love him again in the "flat country of Flanders" (a reference to another song by him, "Le Plat Pays"). It is the only song where he sings both in his native French language and in Dutch, the other major language of his bilingual home country Belgium. Brel recorded a version of the song entirely in Dutch as well, with lyrics by ...
"Marche Lorraine" is a French patriotic song, composed by Louis Ganne in 1892 on the occasion of the 28th Fête Fédérale de Gymnastique de France (Federal Celebration of Gymnastics in France). The lyrics are by Octave Pradels (1842–1930) and Jules Jouy (1855–1897). The melody recalls the traditional song "En passant par la Lorraine".