French Baroque Song: Mort et convoi de l’invincible Malbrough (1709) / Le Poème Harmonique

FRENCH BAROQUE SONG [XVIII Century] MORT ET CONVOI DE L’INVINCIBLE MALBROUGH (after the Battle of Malplaquet - 1709) also know as MARLBROUGH S’EN VA-T-EN GUERRE note: is one of the most popular folk songs in the French language. This burlesque lament on the death of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650--1722) was written on a false rumour of that event after the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709. It tells how Marlborough’s wife, awaiting his return from battle, is given the news of her husband’s dea