Les gars polonais

Les gars polonais (FR) The Polish Boys. Poulenc's arrangement (1934, Huit chansons polonaises #3) for voice and piano of a translation of »Polska mlodziez,« a Polish patriotic text and melody. This song was sung in Warsaw's National Theater on February 8, 1831 by enthusiastic crowds hailing the General Chlopicki (1771–1854). The song is dedicated to Madame la Comtesse Elisabeth Potocka.

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