by Émile Erckmann (1822 - 1899) and by Alexandre Chatrian (1826 - 1890)
Beau soldat qui viens de la guerre
Language: French (Français)
Beau soldat qui viens de la guerre, As-tu pas vu mon bon ami? Ton bon ami dort sous la terre. Avec bien d'autres on l'a mis, Tu ne le verras plus, il est sous terre.
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Text Authorship:
- by Émile Erckmann (1822 - 1899), "Chanson de Suzel", written 1876?, appears in L'Ami Fritz, Comédie en 3 actes [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Alexandre Chatrian (1826 - 1890), "Chanson de Suzel", written 1876?, appears in L'Ami Fritz, Comédie en 3 actes [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edmond de Polignac, prince (1834 - 1901), "Chanson de l'ami Fritz", subtitle: "Chœur de paysans", <<1884 [ two-part men's chorus and piano ], from Mélodies et pièces diverses pour chant, no. 12, Paris, Édition Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]
Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
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