C'etait Trois Jeunes Garcons Partis Pour un Voyage (Three Young Boys Go on a Voyage)

DESCRIPTION: French. Three boys go on a voyage to distant islands, leaving loved ones. The youngest walks on the shore and cries. From far away he hears the voice of a swallow speaking to him about love. Beautiful swallow, fly to "la belle" and sit on her knee.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Peacock)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage love separation bird lover
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peacock, p. 512, "C'etait Trois Jeunes Garcons Partis Pour un Voyage" (1 text, 1 tune)
RECORDINGS:
Mme Josephine Costard, "C'etait Trois Jeunes Garcons Partis Pour un Voyage" (on PeacockCDROM) [one verse only]
File: Pea512

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