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Four Songs for Children
Song Cycle by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
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Madame Eustache a dix-sept filles [ ... ]
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- by Jean-Marie Legrand (1900 - 1981), as Jean Nohain or Jaboune, copyright ©
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Avec mon face-à-main [ ... ]
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Ah ! mon cher docteur, je vous écris [ ... ]
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Subtitle: Il fait tout lui-même
Quand les gens [ ... ]
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