What lyricist penned the English lyrics to Maître Pierre?
The Windmill Song Maître Pierre is a French popular song composed in 1948 by Henri Betti with the lyrics by Jacques Plante. The English lyrics were written in 1951 by Mitchell Parish.
Les Compagnons de la chanson Les Compagnons de la chanson were a French vocal group from Lyon, France, founded during World War II. Before 1946, they were part of a larger choir called the 'Compagnons de la musique'. The group met Edith Piaf first in 1944, and performed in German occupied Paris. 1946 they recorded a French language song, "Les trois cloches", which was written in 1945 by Jean Villard Gilles and Marc Herrand. English lyrics were later added by Bert Reisfeld, but it was first recorded by the Melody Maids in 1948.