In The Arts
- Le Pont Mirabeau is a poem by Guillaume Apollinaire, in the anthology Alcools. To hear a 1913 reading by the author, click here.
- This poem was later set to music by Lionel Daunais.
- Brassens refers to it in his song Les Ricochets.
- Sam Larkin's song "Mirabeau Bridge" (1974) inspired by Apollinaire's poem, has been covered by James Keelaghan on his CD "Roads".
- Jem Finer composed music for an English translation of the poem. It appears on The Pogues' album Pogue Mahone (1996).
- Le Pont Mirabeau is a song by Marc Lavoine that came out in 2001.
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The Ville de Paris, descending into the Seine guided by Navigation, armed with a francisque, symbol of France
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Navigation, representing Parisian inland water transport
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Abundance, on the prow of a trading ship
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Commerce, holding rigging, at the stern of an abundant boat
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The arms of the city of Paris, on the back of each pile
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