"Marche Lorraine" is a French patriotic song, composed by

Louis Ganne Louis-Gaston Ganne (5 April 1862 in Buxières-les-Mines (Allier) – 13/14 July 1923 in Paris) was a Conductor (music), conductor and composer of French operas, operettas, ballets, and March (music), marches. Biography Ganne was born in the Auve ...

in 1892 on the occasion of the 28th Fête Fédérale de Gymnastique de France (Federal Celebration of Gymnastics in France). The lyrics are by

Octave Pradels Octave Pradels (15 February 1842 – 30 April 1930) was a French poet, novelist, vaudevilliste and lyricist. Biography Octave Frederick Pradels published his first monologues, tales in verse and songs in 1883. Among his greatest successes ...

(1842–1930) and Jules Jouy (1855–1897). The melody recalls the traditional song "En passant par la Lorraine". Originally belonging to the

revanchist Revanchism (french: revanchisme, from ''revanche'', " revenge") is the political manifestation of the will to reverse territorial losses incurred by a country, often following a war or social movement. As a term, revanchism originated in 1870s F ...

movement of late 19th century France, the "Marche Lorraine" has since become a standard of the official French military repertoire.

Recordings

There are two recordings released in the United States, one from 1917 and another from 1919.

1917 version

The song was recorded on July 2, 1917, and released under the

Victor The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

record label.

1919 version

This version was released under the Columbia record label. The French Army Band performed the song. In February 1919, it reached the number six spot on the US song charts.

References

External links

"Marche Lorraine" lyrics

"Marche Lorraine" resources
at the Bibliothèque Nationale Française (French National Library) 1919 songs Songs of World War I Songs about France Compositions by Louis Ganne French military marches {{1910s-song-stub