Le Déserteur
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Le Déserteur is a famous 1954 anti-war song by Boris Vian, written as a poignant open letter from a conscientious objector to the French president.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| addresseeInLyrics | President of the French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Boris Vian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | under copyright in many jurisdictions as of early 21st century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Boris Vian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | open letter ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-war song
ⓘ
chanson ⓘ protest song ⓘ |
| hasCensorshipStatus | subject to censorship in France ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became a symbol of French pacifist movement
ⓘ
widely performed in anti-war demonstrations ⓘ |
| hasLyricsOpeningLine | Monsieur le Président, je vous fais une lettre ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Joan Baez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mouloudji NERFINISHED ⓘ Nana Mouskouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter, Paul and Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Serge Reggiani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
Je ne suis pas sur terre pour tuer de pauvres gens
ⓘ
Que je vais déserter ⓘ |
| hasStructure | verses and refrain ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Der Deserteur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El desertor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Deserter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1954 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| lyricalContent |
announcement of refusal to go to war
ⓘ
explanation of personal suffering caused by war ⓘ promise to hide and flee instead of fighting ⓘ |
| lyricist | Boris Vian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRole | conscripted soldier ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalMediumOfRelease | recorded music ⓘ |
| partOf | French protest song tradition ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| setInContextOf |
Indochina War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-World War II France ⓘ |
| theme |
conscientious objection
ⓘ
critique of war ⓘ desertion ⓘ individual moral responsibility ⓘ pacifism ⓘ |
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