Les Trois Cloches
Swiss song written in French by Jean Villard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Les Trois Cloches" (French pronunciation: [le tʁwɑ klɔʃ]) is a Swiss song written in French by Jean Villard.[1] Edith Piaf recorded the song a cappella with the French vocal group Les Compagnons de la chanson in July 1946.[2][3] The song became one of Édith Piaf's biggest hits, and when Piaf toured the US with Les Compagnons de la chanson, they introduced this song to an American audience. Tina Arena also recorded a hit version in 2000.
"Les Trois Cloches" | |
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Single by Edith Piaf & Les Compagnons de la chanson | |
Released | 1946 |
Recorded | July 1946 |
Genre | Folk, chanson |
Length | 4:08 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | Jean Villard |
The song has also been recorded in many other languages. It was recorded by the Browns in 1959 in English as "The Three Bells" (with words adapted by Bert Reisfeld)."[4] Another English version titled "While the Angelus Was Ringing" was recorded by Frank Sinatra. Lys Assia and Wolfgang Sauer both had a hit version in Germany titled "Wenn Die Glocken Hell Erklingen" in 1959. Dutch singer/comedian André van Duin had a Dutch Top 40 number one hit in 1982 with his Dutch comedy version of the song titled "Bim bam".[5]