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"à la Claire fontaine" is a traditional French Folk song.It was brought to Québec where the coureurs des bois made various variations of it. According tothe booklet that comes with the Folkways Record's 'Canada Story in Song' By Allan Mills
''To keep up the colonists' spritits during the long
winter months, Champlain and a young lawyer called
Marc Lescatbot founded ''l'ordre de Bon-Temps''
(The order of Good Cheer). Besides the pleasures of
the table, L'ordre de Bon-Temps provided entertainment,
Plays were perfromed and many songs were sung, the old
songs of France. Particularly popularwere a tender
romatic ballad called ''A la claire fontaine'',
which has since been one of the favorite songs of French
Canada ''
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What does la Claire mean?
"the clear ... " la Claire fontaine > the clear fountain
In Au Revoir Les Enfants where are the boys going to at the beginning of the film?
À La Claire Fontaine
What is 'à la claire fontaine' when translated from French to English?
It means "at the clear fountain". It is a famous French nursery rhyme.
What has the author Pierre de La Fontaine written?
Pierre de La Fontaine has written: 'The adventures of Capt. De la Fontaine'
When was La Fontaine's Fables created?
La Fontaine's Fables was created in 1668.
What is the population of Fontaine-la-Mallet?
Fontaine-la-Mallet's population is 2,789.
What is Fontaine-la-Rivière's population?
Fontaine-la-Rivière's population is 205.
When did Pietro La Fontaine die?
Pietro La Fontaine died in 1935.
When was Pietro La Fontaine born?
Pietro La Fontaine was born in 1860.
What is Fontaine-la-Louvet's population?
The population of Fontaine-la-Louvet is 295.
What is Fontaine-la-Guyon's population?
The population of Fontaine-la-Guyon is 1,434.
What is the population of Doué-la-Fontaine?
The population of Doué-la-Fontaine is 7,450.
