"Auprès de ma blonde" - Napoleonic Soldiers Chant
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2023
- "Auprès de ma blonde" or "Le Prisonnier de Hollande" is a popular chanson dating to the 17th century. The song tells the story of a woman who laments to the birds in her father's garden that her husband is a prisoner in Holland. It appeared during or soon after the Franco-Dutch War (1672-78), during the reign of Louis XIV, when French sailors and soldiers were commonly imprisoned in the Netherlands.
The song was composed in 1704 during the reign of Louis XIV. A local tradition attributes the composition to André Joubert du Collet.
But it was often used in the Napoleonic Era as a soldier's song. (therefore I used the Napoleonic Coat of Arms)
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MISTAKE 0:46 (french lyrics)
NOTE: Not all English translations are 100% correct!
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I first heard this tune in the late 1960s when I was a teenager. Paul Muni and another actor sang the song in the 1940 movie, "Hudson's Bay". Until this morning, I never knew what the tune was named. It is such a lovely, lovely melody and must have made the Emperor's soldiers quite homesick for their loved ones. In the name of my many French-Swiss ancestors who emigrated from France to avoid religious persecution, I thank you, Monsieur Saul, for sharing.
Très charmant très beau dommage qu'elle ne soit pas plus connu 🙂
A la santé des amoureux! E vive l'Empereur!
Ce n'est pas une chanson de l'époque de Napoléon, même si elle fut chanté aussi durant cette période. C'est une chanson militaire des compagnies de marines, et elle a été crée vers 1704.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aupr%C3%A8s_de_ma_blonde
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