Blanchet's Collection of songs 3A

Accession No.: 
D-BL1-013A

D-BL1-013A; LSU Binder; 100 pages; Inside cover says "Catherine Blanchet P.O. Box 397 Abbeville, LA"

D-BL1-013-001
A fortune: "It ill be you, my fine young man/my maiden fair..."

D-BL1-013-002
Student class schedule sheet (blank)

D-BL1-013-003
"Jétais au Bal" (#1) sheet music and lyrics; Virgie Adams, Kaplan, LA Feb. 1942
3 pages; #5-7 (page in PDF)

D-BL1-013-004
"J'm'ai Fait Un Nouveau Beau" (#2) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Delay Boudreaux (Lula Mae LeBoeuf's mother), Abbeville, LA May 1947; Re-recorded on Tape #12, side 1
2 pages; #8-9

D-BL1-013-005
"J'voudrais Marier" (#3) sheet music and lyrics; Thomas Lemaire, Forked Island, April 1943 also John Duhon, Cow Island, March 1944
2 pages; #10-11

D-BL1-013-006
"Madame Tabotaire" (#4) sheet music and lyrics; Thomas Lemaire, Forked Island, April 1943

D-BL1-013-007
"'Tite Fille de la Campagne" (#5), "J'étais au Bal Hier au Soir" (#6), "I Have a Good Job" (#8) sheet music and lyrics; Thomas Lemaire, Cow Island, 3/16/1944; John Duhon, Cow Island, 3/16/1944; Ben Langlinais, Cow Island, 3/16/1944 (from ? community)
2 pages; #13-14

D-BL1-013-008
"Meto (Biquette)" (#9) sheet music and lyrics; a student at Nunez Elementary School, 1944
4 pages; #15-18

D-BL1-013-009
"'Ti Roi" (#10) lyrics; Mildred Ann Simon (Borneman's 5th grade), 1947

D-BL1-013-010
"La Caille et la Perdrix" (#11) sheet music and lyrics
5 pages; #20-24

D-BL1-013-011
"Dedans Paris y a-t-une danse (La Vieille D'argent)" (#13) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Isaac Foreman ('s son), Indian Bayou, 1944
2 pages; #25-26

D-BL1-013-012
"Les Matelots(?)" (#14) lyrics; "Thanks to Mrs. Isaac Foreman" transcribed by her son, a 7th grade student in Kaplan (?) 1944 (?)
#27-28

D-BL1-013-013
"La Rose En Bois (1st version)" (#15) sheet music and lyrics; Velma Hebert, Meaux 1944
3 pages; #29-31

D-BL1-013-014
"La Violette" (#17) sheet music and lyrics; Velma Hebert, Meaux 1944

D-BL1-013-015
"Par Un Beau Jour" (#18) sheet music and lyrics; Yvonne Meaux, Kaplan 1944
4 pages; #33-36

D-BL1-013-016
"Les Huit Jours de Mai" (#19) sheet music and lyrics; Yvonne Meaux, Kaplan
2 pages; #37-38

D-BL1-013-017
"Fido" (#20) sheet music and lyrics; Amy Broussard, Kaplan 1944

D-BL1-013-018
"C'est la Robe à Tante 'Dolie" (#21) sheet music and lyrics; Huey Hebert;
3 pages; #40-42

D-BL1-013-019
"Les Maragoins (Maringouins)" (#22) sheet music and lyrics; Huey Hebert, Kaplan 1944 (recorded differently 1947)

D-BL1-013-020
"Je Prends Mon Violon (1st version) / Rye Whisky (Lomax)" (#23a and #23b) sheet music and lyrics; Amy Broussard and Huey Hebert, Kaplan 1944 and Huey Hebert, Kaplan 5/26/1947 (same words as above)
2 pages; #44-45

D-BL1-013-021
"Embarque, Trois Jolis Batallions" (#24) sheet music and lyrics; Lillian, Kaplan 1944 (Mrs. Hoffpauir's Room)

D-BL1-013-022
"Trois Petits Tambours" (#25) sheet music and lyrics; Mabel Touchet, Kaplan 5/5/47
3 pages; #47-49

D-BL1-013-023
"Le Pigeon Blanc (?)" (#26) sheet music and lyrics; Sydney Romero
2 pages; #50-51

D-BL1-013-024
"Si Tous les Garcons du Monde (?)" (#27) lyrics; Sydney Romero

D-BL1-013-025
"O'Guillory" (#28) sheet music

D-BL1-013-026
"O'Guillory (Le Bonhomme Tombe de l'Arbre)" (#28) lyrics
#54-55

D-BL1-013-027
"La Fille du Goelier" (#29) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange, Kaplan "This is a longer song, but Marie did not know it all"

D-BL1-013-028
"Je l'Aime Une Petite Fille" (#30) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange, Kaplan 1944 recorded by Catherine Brookshire Blanchet
2 pages; #57-58

D-BL1-013-029
"Goodbye, Ma Chere Amie" (#31) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange 5/5/1947 recorded at Kaplan High School
3 pages; #31-61

D-BL1-013-030
"Mon Pere M'a Donné Un Petit Homme" (#32) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange, Kaplan 5/5/1947
2 pages; #62-63

D-BL1-013-031
"J'm'ai Levé l'Matin Dans Mai" (#33) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange recorded May 5th, 1947 at Kaplan High School
3 pages; #64-66

D-BL1-013-032
"Jelerons" (#34) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange, Kaplan 1946 (?) "Meaning of refrain is unknown"
2 pages; #67-68

D-BL1-013-033
"J'ai Passé Devant l'Église" (#35) sheet music and lyrics; Earnest Viator, Meaux 1944
2 pages; #69-70

D-BL1-013-034
"J'ai Passé 'Sous l'Pommier" (#36) sheet music and lyrics; Marjorie Toups, Meaux 1944
2 pages; #70-71

D-BL1-013-035
"Tu M'as Promis" (#37) sheet music and lyrics; Huey Hebert, Kaplan 5/26/1947 "Ça c'est une vieille marche qu'on avait habitude de jouer pour les mariés, et j'ai apris ça avec Felix Trahan"

D-BL1-013-036
"Et Où Est-ce Que T'es Parti" (#38) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #73-74

D-BL1-013-037
"Paquet d'Épingles" (#39) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet and Freda Touchet, Meaux 1945; "Je Te Donnerai" lyrics from Lula Landry Landry (last name written twice)
2 pages; #75-77

D-BL1-013-038
"L'oranger" (#40) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux 1946 recorded by Catherine Brookshire Blanchet
2 pages; #78-79

D-BL1-013-039
"Blanche, Ma Bonne Lumière" (#41) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #80-81

D-BL1-013-040
"Mon Aimable Catin" (#42) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux 11/22/1946
3 pages; #82-84

D-BL1-013-041
"La Belle Castillienne" (#43) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet
3 pages; #85-87

D-BL1-013-042
"La Belle Émélie" (#44) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux 1945
3 pages; #88-90

D-BL1-013-043
"Votre Tête Est Couronnée (Chanson de Marriage)" (#45) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #91-92

D-BL1-013-044
"Au Clair de la Lune" (#46) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet
2 pages; #93-94

D-BL1-013-045
"La Délaissée" (#49) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux LA
3 pages; #95-97

D-BL1-013-046
"C'est Une 'Tite Fille" (#50) lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux LA

D-BL1-013-047
"La Bas Dans Cet Vallon" (#51) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet and Sidmay T. Trahan, Meaux
2 pages; #99-100

Media Type: 
Document
Collection: 
Catherine Blanchet Documents
Subject: 
Notes; Letters; Newspaper Articles; Sheet Music; Lyrics
Creator: 
Catherine Blanchet
Coverage Spatial: 
Vermilion Parish
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Original Format: 
Paper
Digital Format: 
PDF
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore