P'tite fleur aimée ("Little beloved flower", also known as P'tite fleur fanée, "Little faded flower") is the best known song from the island of
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
. While "
La Marseillaise
"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. It was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by the First French Republic against Austria, and was originally titled "".
The French Na ...
" is the official national anthem, "P'tite fleur aimée" is considered an unofficial local anthem.
The text is written in
Réunion Creole
Réunion Creole, or Reunionese Creole (; ), is a French-based creole languages, French-based creole language spoken on Réunion. It is derived mainly from French language, French and includes terms from Malagasy language, Malagasy, Hindi, Port ...
by
Georges Fourcade and the music is by Jules Fossy.
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