File:1860-Scott-Au-Clair-de-la-Lune-05-09.ogg

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An excerpt from the song “Au clair de la lune”, originally recorded as a phonautogram on paper. As of May 2009, this is believed to be the oldest recognizable recording of a human voice in existence. According to the remasterers, the lyrics sung are the first lines of the second stanza "Au clair de la lune, Pierrot répondit" (Under the moonlight, Pierrot replied).^[1] It has also been reported that the recording contains the beginning of the song, "Au clair de la lune, mon ami Pierrot..." (Under the moonlight, my friend Pierrot...).^[2]

Date

Recording: 9 April 1860 – Restoration: May 2009

Source

http://www.firstsounds.org/sounds/1860-Scott-Au-Clair-de-la-Lune-05-09.mp3

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English:

Au Clair de la Lune is an old French folk song that is public domain
Song was sung and recorded on paper with a phonautograph in 1860 by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
It was converted back to sound in 2008 by David Giovannoni's team at First Sounds.

Deutsch: 1860 durch Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville mit einem Phonautographen aufgezeichnet. 2008 in Schall umgewandelt durch David Giovannoni und andere.

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File:Au Clair de la Lune (1860).ogg March 2008 restoration by First Sounds

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This file was selected as the media of the day for 18 April 2020. It was captioned as follows:

English: This 1860 phonautogram by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville is the oldest known intelligible recording of the human voice. It is excerpt from the song “Au clair de la lune”.

Other languages

Čeština: Fonautografický záznam z roku 1860 francouzského vynálezce Édouarda-Léona Scotta de Martinville je nejstarším srozumitelným záznamem lidského hlasu. Je to úryvek z písně “Au clair de la lune”.

English: This 1860 phonautogram by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville is the oldest known intelligible recording of the human voice. It is excerpt from the song “Au clair de la lune”.

Эрзянь: Те 1860 иень Эдуард-Леон Скотт де Мартинвилень фоноавтограф. Те сех кезэрень содавиксэв ломанень вайгель, кона ульнесь сёрмадозь. Те “Au clair de la lune” («Ковонь валдосо») моронть пелькс.

Polski: Fonautogram z 1860 roku autorstwa Édouarda-Léona Scott de Martinville’a uznawany za najstarsze dające się zrozumieć nagranie ludzkiego głosu. Jest to fragment francuskiej piosenki ludowej Au clair de la lune.

Short title	Au Clair de la Lune--French fo
Author	Phonautogram by douard-Lon S
User comments	www.firstsounds.org
Software used	Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20030909
Date and time of digitizing	2009

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