Marche Lorraine

"Marche Lorraine" is a French patriotic song, composed by Louis Ganne in 1892 on the occasion of the XVIIIe Fête Fédérale de Gymnastique de France. The lyrics are by Octave Pradels (1842-1930) and Jules Jouy (1855-1897).

"Marche Lorraine"
Sheet music cover
Song
LanguageFrench
Written1892
GenrePatriotic song
Composer(s)Louis Ganne
Lyricist(s)Octave Pradels, Jules Jouy

The melody recalls the traditional song "En passant par la Lorraine". Originally belonging to the revanchist movement of late 19th century France, the Marche Lorraine has since become a standard of the official French military repertoire. [1] [2]

The original refrain reads:

Fiers enfants de la Lorraine,
Des montagnes à la plaine,
Sur nous plane, ombre sereine,
Jeanne d'Arc, vierge souveraine !
Vieux Gaulois à tête ronde,
Nous bravons tout à la ronde,
Si là-bas l'orage gronde,
C'est nous qui gardons l'accès
Du sol français !

Lyrics[3]

Joyeux Lorrains, chantons sans frein

Le refrain plein d'entrain

De Jeanne bergère immortelle

Du pays de Moselle

A tous, les échos des grands bois

Que nos voix à la fois

Chantent l'antique ritournelle

Qu'on chantait autrefois

Refrain:

Jeanne la Lorraine

Ses petits pieds dans ses sabots

Enfant de la plaine

Filait en gardant ses troupeaux

Quitta son jupon de laine

Avec ses sabots don daine oh ! oh ! oh !

Avec ses sabots !

Fiers enfants de la Lorraine

Des montagnes à la plaine

Sur nous plane, ombre sereine

Jeanne d'Arc, vierge souveraine !

Vieux gaulois à tête ronde

Nous bravons tout à la ronde

Et là-bas l'orage gronde

C'est nous qui gardons l'accès

Du sol Français !

Recordings

There are two recordings released in the United States, one from 1917 and another from 1919.

1917 version

The song was recorded on July 2, 1917 and released under the Victor record label.[4]

1919 version

This version was released under the Columbia record label. The French Army Band performed the song. In February 1919, it reached the number six spot on the US song charts.[5]

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References
  1. ""La Marche Lorraine"".
  2. ""La Marche Lorraine"".
  3. Musique-militaire.fr. "Marche lorraine". musique-militaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  4. "Marche Lorraine". Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  5. "Top Songs of 1919". Music VF. Retrieved 8 December 2015.


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