Sur le Pont d'Avignon

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“Sur le pont d’Avignon” (pronounced [syʁ lə pɔ̃ daviɲɔ̃]) (“On the Bridge of Avignon”; Occitan: Sus la pèira d’Avinhon) is a French song about a dance performed on the Pont d’Avignon (officially Pont Saint-Bénézet) that dates back to the 15th century. The dance actually took place under the bridge and not on the bridge (sous le Pont d’Avignon, not sur).

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