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" Non, je ne regrette rien" (pronounced [nɔ̃ ʒə nə ʁəɡʁɛt ʁjɛ̃]; transl. "No, I do not regret anything") is a French song composed in 1956 by Charles Dumont, with lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. Édith Piaf's 1960 recording spent seven weeks atop the French Singles & Airplay Reviews chart. [1]
The Legion acquired its parade song "Non, je ne regrette rien" ("No, I regret nothing"), a 1960 Édith Piaf song sung by Sous-Officiers and legionnaires as they left their barracks for re-deployment following the Algiers putsch of 1961. The song has remained a part of Legion heritage since.
It was during this time that the Legion acquired its parade song "Non, je ne regrette rien" ("No, I regret nothing"), a 1960 Édith Piaf song that their Sous-Officiers, Senior Corporals, Corporals and Legionnaires sang leaving their barracks for re-deployment following the Algiers putsch of 1961.
The leadership of the Regiment was arrested and tried but the non-commissioned officers, corporals and Legionnaires were assigned to other Foreign Legion formations. They left the barracks singing the song "Non, je ne regrette rien", which has now become part of the Foreign Legion heritage and is sung when they are on parade. [2]
Pages in category "French Foreign Legion" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Non, je ne regrette rien; O. Origins of the French Foreign ...
But, thinking of Édith, he changed the title to "Non, je ne regrette rien" (No, I Regret Nothing). According to journalist Jean Noli, in his book Édith (Éditions Stock 1973), when Dumont and Vaucaire visited Piaf's home at Boulevard Lannes in Paris on 24 October 1960, she received them in a very impolite and unfriendly manner. Dumont had ...
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The Music of the Foreign Legion (MLE) is requested and demanded in France as well as overseas in international military music festivals. [2] The music is produced frequently in various civilian lieu and environments as well. [2] Within this title, the music can be considered as the Ambassador of the Foreign Legion and the entire French Armed ...