Auprès de ma Blonde
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"Auprès de ma Blonde" (French for "Next to my Girlfriend") or "Le Prisonnier de Hollande" ("The Prisoner of Holland") is a popular chanson dating to the 17th century. It appeared during or soon after the Franco-Dutch War, during the reign of Louis XIV, when French sailors and soldiers were commonly imprisoned in the Netherlands.
The song's quick pace and lively melody made it well-suited to military marches, and it is still commonly played at parades. For the same reasons, it gained widespread popularity as a drinking song and nursery rhyme.
[edit] Appearances
- Television: The song appeared in two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Family", and '"Final Mission". It also appeared in the British tv movie Sharpe's Revenge being sung by General Calvet's men to Richard Sharpe and Lucille.
- Books: "Auprès de ma Blonde" is the title of a 1972 detective novel by Nicolas Freeling featuring Commissaris Van der Valk, and his wife Arlette of Amsterdam.
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