The below Banned Songs from mid-19th Century France is the
work of The Erotic Bibliophile.
Banned Songs from mid-19th Century France
Excerpt from the book "Catalogue des Écrits, Gravures et Dessins
condamnes Depuis 1814 jusqu'au 1st janivie 1850". Published Paris:
Librairie Adolphe Delhays, 1850. This present list is from the
fourth chapter entitled "Écrits, gravures, lithographies et dessins
immoraux, liceneieux et obscenes"
1. CHANSON
– Distributed and sold by Finot (wine grower).
– Destruction ordered by the Cour d'assises de l'Abue on August 11,
1843
– Finot was sentenced to 1 month in prison and fined 25 francs.
2. CHANSON AU XIX SIÈCLE
– Delivery of three songs entitled: (1) La femme d'un homme public
(2) Le mauvais sujet (3) Zon, ma Lisette!
– Distributed by Charles Durand.
– Condemned for outrages against public and religious morals.
– Destruction ordered by the Cour d'assises de la Seine on February
10, 1847
– Durand was sentenced to 1 month in prison and fined 100 francs.
3. CHANSONNIER DES B....., LE
– Songbook sold by Regnier Becker.
– Condemned for outrages against public and religious morals.
– Destruction ordered by the Cour d'assises de la Seine on August 9,
1842
– Becker was sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined 200 francs.
4. CHANSONNIER DES FILLES D'AMOUR, LE
– Condemned for outrages against public and good morals
– Songbook sold by Regnier Becker.
– Destruction ordered by the Cour d'assises de la Seine - August 9,
1842
– Becker was sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined 200 francs.
– Songbook sold by Pierre Bon
– Destruction ordered by the Cour d'assises de la Seine-Inférieure -
September 8, 1844
– Bon was sentenced to 5 months in prison and fined 6000 francs.
5. CHANSONNIER DE LA TABLE ET DU LIT
– Songbook sold by Jean Redonnet.
– Condemned for outrages against public and religious morals.
– Destruction ordered by the judgement of the tribunal correctionnel
de Vannes on April 29, 1822
– Redonnet was sentenced to 1 month in prison and fined 16 francs.
6. CHANSONS DE BÉRANGER
Song titles: (1) Le Bon Dieu (2) Les Capucins (3) Les Chantres de
paroisse (4) Deo Gratias (5) Descente aux Enfers (6) Les
Missionnaires (7) Mon Curé (8) Le Roi Christophe
– Condemned for outrages against public and religious morals.
– Pierre–Jean Béranger (poet)
– Destruction ordered by the Cour d'assises de la Seine – December
8, 1821
– Béranger was sentenced to 1 month in prison and fined 50 francs
– Jean–Baptiste Rousseau (bookseller)
– Destruction ordered by the Cour royale de Paris – November 16,
1822
– The charges against Rousseau were discharged owing to lack of
notification of the charges[?] directed against him concerning the
sale of the book.
– Furcy–Devaux (hawker and window dresser)
– Destruction ordered by the judgement of the tribunal correctionnel
de la Seine – May 31, 1826
– Furcy–Devaux was sentenced to 1 month in prison and fined 16
francs.
7. CHANSONS JOYEUSES
– Sold by Jean Redonnet (merchant hawker)
– Condemned for outrages against public and religious morals.
– Destruction ordered by the judgement of the tribunal correctionnel
de Vannes on April 29, 1822
– Redonnet was sentenced to 1 month in prison and fined 16 francs.
8. CHANSONS DE PIRON, COLLÉ ET GALLET
– Destruction ordered per the Cour royale de Paris on December 22,
1822
– Publisher, seller, etc. not listed.
9. GAUDRIOLES DE M. GAILLARD, LES
Collection of songs entitled: (1) La Bataille de Novi (2) Suite de
la Bataille de Novi (3) Le Garde Champétre (4) M. et Mme. Mayeux (5)
Conseil à un ami (6) Epithalame (7) Il faut souffrir pour le
plaisier (8) La Charge en douze temps (9) Le Jugement de Pàaris (10)
Halte–;à (11) Je ne le ferai plus (12) La Solliciteuse
– Eric–Jean Rameau (jeweller and hawker), Gaillard (public crier).
– Condemned for outrages against public and good morals.
– Destruction ordered by the Cour d'assises de la Seine on March 30,
1843
– Rameau was sentenced to 1 month in prison and fined 16 francs.
Gaillard was not sentenced or fined.
10. NOUVEL ENFANT DE LA GOGUETTE
– Collection of songs by Emile Debraux entitled: (1) C'est du nanan
(2) La Belle main (3) Lisa (4) Mon Cousin Jacques
– Published by Charles Lecouvey.
– Condemned for outrages against good morals.
– Destruction ordered by the Cour royale de Paris on May 29, 1823.
– Lecouvey was sentenced to 1 month in prison and fined 15 francs;
Debraux to 1 month in prison and fined 46 francs.
11. PRÉMICES DE JAVOTTE, LES
– Song by Pierre–Marie–Michel–Eugène de Pradel.
– Condemmed for outrages against good and public morals.
– Destruction ordered by the Cour royale de Paris on July 11, and
November 16, 1822.
– Pradel was sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined 5,000 francs.
