PLAISIR D'AMOUR by Jean P. E. Martini

"Plaisir d'amour" (literally "The joys of love") is a classical French love song written in 1780 by Jean Paul Égide Martini (1741-1816). It was arranged for orchestra by Hector Berlioz.[1] Although it has been adapted as a piece of pop music, it was written in a classical style during the classical period.The song, originally composed in 1780, took its libretto from a poem by Jean de Florian (1755--1794), which is in his romance, Célestine. The classical French composer Hector Berlioz (1803--1869) in 1859 arranged the piece for orchestra (H134). Notable interpretations of the song include those of Joan Baez, The Seekers, Vicki Brown, Marianne Faithfull, Brigitte Bardot, Karen Allyson, Nana Mouskouri and Charlotte Church. One of the more unusual recordings is by Paul Robeson. It was performed by Irene Dunne in Love Affair; Maria Ouspenskaya accompanies on the piano. Montgomery Clift played the music on the piano and sang the song as well in The Heiress. "Plaisir d'amour" is also sung by a children's choir in "The Breaking Point", an episode of HBO's 2001 World War II television miniseries Band of Brothers. The song is featured in the 1955 movie We're No Angels.

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Who sang it with new lyrics? I remember Elvis singing I Can't Help Falling in Love With You, but are there other versions?