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Song of the polytechnician during a competition

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 Minou -
Hello, I’m looking for this song that my mom used to sing!!!

"As I was going to the horse show
I met in various neighborhoods
looking at me with a volcanic air
four non-commissioned officer students.....

I only left the next morning the polytechnician"
Thank you for helping me find the author and composer of this song!

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  1. Claudie
     
    Good evening, here is a version of the song <polytechnicien> that my grandmother used to sing and my cousin gave me.

    The Polytechnician

    While going to the horse show
    I met in various neighborhoods
    Looking at me with a volcanic expression
    four young officer trainees
    I walk down Avenue Désir, a student from St Cyr
    on Rue Réaumur a student from Saumur
    I met on Rue Feydeau a student from Fontainebleau
    on Rue St Julien a Polytechnician

    Arriving at the Palais de l'Industrie
    where the competition takes place every year
    there I was soon besieged
    by the most pointed remarks
    I saw the eager desire of the St Cyr student
    I read in the azure eye of the Saumur student
    I eyed the funny demeanor of the Fontainebleau student
    I admired the bearing of the polytechnician

    At the end of the competition, I get up
    And all four of them did the same
    with each turn, each student
    offers me something as they pass by
    "Do you want to have a Bihrr?"
    says the St Cyr student
    "A beer from Namur"
    says the Saumur student
    "I offer you a fir tree"
    says the polytechnician

    I took a bock out of politeness
    for they were quite insistent
    And soon I confess
    of a very awkward notebook
    I left without blushing the St Cyr student
    I left without a murmur the Saumur student
    I left without a word the Fontainebleau student
    I only left the polytechnician the next day.

    The End</polytechnicien>
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    1. CATHERINE
       
      hello,
      I almost have the same lyrics as you. I'm sending you the lyrics as I remember them, yours helped me a lot to recall the lyrics. I don't know the author either...
      The Polytechnician

      As I was going to the equestrian competition
      I met in various neighborhoods
      Looking at me with a volcanic air
      four young officer students
      I saw a student from St Cyr in the Place du Désir
      on Rue Réaumur, a student from Saumur
      I met on Rue Feydeau a student from Fontainebleau
      and I saw on Rue St Julien a Polytechnician

      Arriving at the Palace of Industry
      where the competition takes place every year
      there I was soon besieged
      by the most cutting remarks
      I saw the keen desire of the student from St Cyr
      I read in the azure eye of the student from Saumur
      I eyed the funny demeanor of the student from Fontainebleau
      I admired the bearing of the polytechnician

      At the end of the competition, I got up
      My riders did the same
      following my lead, each student
      offered me something upon exiting
      “Would you like to have a Byrrh?”
      said the student from St Cyr
      “A beer from Namur,”
      said the student from Saumur
      “A mint water,”
      said the student from Fontainebleau
      “I'll offer you a fir tree,”
      said the polytechnician

      I accept a Byrrh out of politeness
      but each of them was so pressing
      that at the moment of leaving, I confess
      it was becoming quite compromising
      I left without blushing the student from St Cyr
      I left the pure forehead of the student from Saumur
      I left without a word the student from Fontainebleau
      I only left the polytechnician the next day.
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    2. becaclo
       
      it helps me a lot for the lyrics but for the author and the composer it's a mystery!!
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    3. MarieNoelMaumus
       

      Thank you for bringing these words back from the depths of my memory!
      Have you also kept the tune of the song?

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    4. Minou
       

      Where to find the music?

      Thank you

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  2. roun
     

    yes yes it's really a song! my mother sang it once at a family gathering
    I only remember the tune of the chorus... I left without blushing......That the next day the polytechnician.
    I play it on the piano!
    Name and email address removed Moderation CCM

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  3. MacBookMan Posted messages 1602 Status Member 707
     
    Hello, I'm not sure if it's really a song, but when I put the lyrics on GOOGLE, I stumbled upon the book: Memoirs of Bobboquet. We'll see...
    --
    Google is your friend, but don't hesitate to hit it to get answers.
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