Paul Émile Debraux (30 August 1796 – 12 February 1831), commonly known simply as Émile Debraux, was a French writer,

goguettier A goguette () was a singing society in France and Belgium, and its members were called ''goguettiers''. As well as providing venues for informal solo and ensemble singing, goguettes also served as places for drinking, socialising, and recreation. ...

, poet and singer. He was born in Ancerville,

Meuse The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301, the upper ...

and died 1831 in Paris. One of his better-known songs was '' Te souviens-tu?'' (1817) about two veterans of the

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encountering each other in the street, composed during the Allied Occupation of France following the country's defeat.

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French chansonniers 19th-century French singers 19th-century French poets 1796 births 1831 deaths People from Meuse (department) Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery {{France-writer-stub