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Je chante avec toi Liberté

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"Je chante avec toi Liberté" (1981)[1] also known in English as "Song for Liberty" (1970) is a song written by Pierre Delanoë and Claude Lemesle, arranged by Alain Goraguer and performed by Nana Mouskouri. The melody is from "Va, pensiero" (Italian: [va penˈsjɛro]) also known in English as the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" from the opera Nabucco (1842) by Giuseppe Verdi.

Nana Mouskouri has performed this song in at least five languages;[2] French ("Je chante avec toi liberté"),[3] English ("Song for Liberty"),[3] German ("Lied der Freiheit"),[3] Spanish ("Libertad")[3] and Portuguese ("Liberdade").[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Je chante avec toi Liberté". Nana-mouskouri.net. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Song For Liberty". Nanamouskouri.de. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "gnudb.org an alternativ place for the free CD database to make sure it stays free". gnudb.org. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Nana Mouskouri - Liberdade (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. 1986. Retrieved 20 August 2013.