Adieu! 'tis love's last greeting, The parting hour is come!… - Pierre-Jean de Béranger

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Adieu! 'tis love's last greeting, The parting hour is come!
And fast thy soul is fleeting To seek its starry home.

Pierre-Jean de Béranger

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Pierre-Jean de Béranger (19 August 1780 – 16 July 1857) was a prolific French poet and chansonnier (songwriter), who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime, but faded into obscurity in the decades following his death. He has been described as "the most popular French songwriter of all time" and "the first superstar of French popular music".

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Alternative Names: Pierre-Jean de Beranger • Pierre Jean de Béranger

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Translation: In spite of their hats being very ugly, Goddam! I love the English.

Each year his mighty armies marched forth in gallant show,
Their enemies were targets, their bullets they were tow.

Translation: And in the years he reigned; through all the country wide, There was no cause for weeping, save when the good man died.

Adieu! 'tis love's last greeting, The parting hour is come! And fast thy soul is fleeting To seek its starry home. - Pierre-Jean de Béranger

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