A chanson (UK: /ˈʃɒ̃sɒ̃/, US: /ʃɑːnˈsɔːn/; French: chanson française [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛːz] , lit. 'French song') is generally any lyric-driven French song...

"Chanson d'automne" ("Autumn Song") is a poem by Paul Verlaine (1844–1896), one of the best known in the French language. It is included in Verlaine's...

Russian chanson (Russian: русский шансон, romanized: russkiy shanson; from French "chanson") is a neologism for a musical genre covering a range of Russian...

The chanson de geste (Old French for 'song of heroic deeds', from Latin: gesta 'deeds, actions accomplished') is a medieval narrative, a type of epic...

accomplishes all these feats with the assistance of the fairy king Oberon. The chanson de geste that survives (in three more or less complete manuscripts and...

The sword is famous for its hardness and sharpness. Sources including La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland) state that it first belonged to the young...

Albigensian Crusade from March 1208 to June 1219. Modelled on the Old French chanson de geste, it was composed in two distinct parts: William of Tudela wrote...

Orly is a chanson (song) in French by the Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel. It was recorded on September 5, 1977 and released on Brel's last long-playing...

The Chanson des Chétifs ("song of the captives") is an Old French chanson de geste falling about halfway through the Old French Crusade Cycle (a series...

"Sur Une Chanson En Français" (5:14) "Le Bal Des Oubliés" (6:10) "Garde Le Pour Toi" (Thee Loving Hand Mix Parts I + II) (18:49) "Sur Une Chanson En Français"...