Auprès de ma blonde

"Auprès de ma blonde" (French for "Next to My Girl") or "Le Prisonnier de Hollande" ("The Prisoner of Holland") 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's quick pace and lively melody made it well-suited to military marches, and it is still commonly played at parades. For the same reasons, it gained widespread popularity as a drinking song and nursery rhyme.

History

The song was composed in 1704 during the reign of Louis XIV. A local tradition attributes the composition to André Joubert du Collet.[1]

Music


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  \numericTimeSignature 
  \time 6/8
  \partial 8

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  a4 bes8 a4 g8
  f4. f8 r f
  c'4 c8 d4 d8
  c4. ~ c8 r a \break
  a4 bes8 a4 g8
  f4. f8 r f
  c'4 c8 d4 d8
  c4. ~ c8 r c \break
  d4 d8 d4 a8
  bes4. bes8 r bes
  c4 c8 c4 g8
  a4. ~ a4 r8 \break
  f4.^ \markup { \italic Refrain } g8 a bes
  a4. c
  g4 bes8 a4 g8
  f4 d8 c4. \break
  f g8 a bes
  a4. c
  g4 bes8 a4 g8
  f4. ~ f4 \bar "|."
} }
\addlyrics { 
\lyricmode {
    Dans les jar -- dins d'mon pè -- re,
    Les li -- las sont fleu -- ris.
    Dans les jar -- dins d'mon pè -- re,
    Les lau -- riers sont fleu -- ris.
    Tous les oi -- seaux du mon -- de
    Vien -- nent y fair' leurs nids.
  
    Au -- près de ma blon -- de,
    Qu'il fait bon, fait bon, fait bon.
    Au -- près de ma blon -- de,
    Qu'il fait bon dor -- mir_!
} }

  \midi {
    \context {
      \Score
      tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 360 8)
    }
  }

See also

References

  1. Robine, Marc (2000). Anthologie de la chanson française (in French). Éditions Albin Michel. p. 291. ISBN 2226074791.
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