Trent-et-un Du Mois D'aout, Le

DESCRIPTION: French. Forebitter shanty. "Le trente et un di mois d'aout, Nous vimes arriver sur nous," an English frigate comes against the French. The French captain asks if his lieutenant will board her. Despite being heavily outgunned, the French win the battle
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Hugill-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: ship battle foreignlanguage shanty
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, p. 133, "Le Trente-et-un Du Mois D'Aout" (2 texts, French & English, 1 tune)
NOTES [15 words]: Hugill dates this to the reign of Louis XVI but does not offer a basis for this dating. - RBW
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File: HSoSe133

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