Stephen McGill wrote…
I remember the melody but not the lyrics to a song that my sisters used to sing. It was called, “Orlean.” I’m not certain of the spelling, but they pronounced it, “or-LAY-ahn.” Does anybody know the rest of the lyrics?
Monique from Mama Lisa’s World en français was familiar with this song. It’s called Le carillon de Vendôme – Vendôme Chimes. Monique provided the lyrics, an English translation, the score, a recording and a midi. Click the link to see all of these.
Thanks Monique!
-Mama Lisa
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July 2nd, 2008 at 6:00 pm
That’s it! Thank you so much Monique. Merci, merci.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
And at the Academy of the Sacred Heart school in St. Charles, we were taught to sing this song in rounds. Our words are a bit different w a couple musical notes that are different as well.
Title: Les Cloches
Orléans, Beaugency
Notre Dame de Paris,
Vendome, Vendome