What is Plaisir d'amour?
'''Plaisir d'amour''' is a well-known French love song. The text is from the novella Céléstine by [[Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian]], published in 1784.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XVcQZbuC_akC&q=%22les+six+nouvelles%22+florian|title=Les six nouvelles de de Florian|last=Claris de Florian|first=Jean-Pierre|year=1786|editor=[[François-Ambroise Didot|Imprimerie de Didot l’aîné]]|edition=3|place=Paris|pages=121|chapter=Célestine. Nouvelle espagnole|authorlink=Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian|access-date=2013-05-24|quote-pages=232|lang=fr}}.</ref> Jean-Paul-Égide Martini composed the [[melody]], and published it in 1785.<ref>''Histoire de la chanson française - Vol. 2'', Claude Duneton, Éditions du Seuil, 1998.</ref> In 1859, [[Hector Berlioz]] wrote a short piece for small [[orchestra]], based on the melody. It has been interpreted by many famous singers: [[Fritz Wunderlich]] (1965), [[Yvonne Printemps]] (1931), [[Tino Rossi]] (1955), [[Joan Baez]] (1961), [[Judith Durham]] of the [[The Seekers|Seekers]] (1963), [[Marianne Faithfull]] (1965), [[Nana Mouskouri]] (1971), [[Brigitte Bardot]], [[Barbara Hendricks (Sängerin)|Barbara Hendricks]], [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Mireille Mathieu]], [[Peter Alexander]], [[Ivan Rebroff]] and [[Eddy Mitchell]] are among them. [[The King’s Singers]], one of the best English [[A cappella|a capella]] [[Choir (music)|choirs]] also have a version. ''[[Can't Help Falling in Love]]'' by [[Elvis Presley]], with a well-known version by [[UB40]], has the same melody.<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1159 www.songfacts.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418123420/https://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1159 |date=2021-04-18 }}.</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{Wikisourcelang|fr|Plaisir d’amour}} *{{IMSLP|id=Plaisir d'amour (Martini, Jean Paul Egide)|cname=Plaisir d'amour}} *{{YouTube|zqAxVrBwoqg|Plaisir d'amour - Jean-Paul-Égide Martini}} [[Category:1780s songs]]