Paul Burani
Introduction Paul Burani'''Paul Burani''' (born '''Urbain Roucoux'''; Paris, 26 March 1845 – Paris, 9 October 1901), was a French author, actor, songwriter and librettist.He had a short career as an actor at the Théâtre de Belleville and in the French provinces, after which he directed a journal, Le Café-Concert. At the commencement of his career as a songwriter he used the name Burani, an anagram of his first name.
Works He collaborated on libretti for the following operas:*''Le Droit du seigneur'' (with Maxime Boucheron), music by Léon Vasseur - 1878 *''Le Billet de logement'' (with Boucheron), Vasseur - 1879 * ''La Barbière improvisée'' (with Jules Montini), Joseph O'Kelly - 1882*''Le Petit Parisien'' (with Boucheron), Vasseur - 1882 *''François les bas-bleus'' (with Ernest Dubreuil and Eugène Humbert), André Messager - 1883*''Le Mariage au tambour'' (after Alexandre Dumas), Vasseur - 1886 *''Le roi malgré lui'' (with Emile de Najac), Emmanuel Chabrier - 1887*''Ninon de Lenclos'' (with Blavet), Vasseur, 1887 *''Le Puits qui parle'' (with Beaumont), Edmond Audran -  1888*''Le Prince soleil'' (with Hippolyte Raymond), Vasseur - 1889*''Le Commandant Laripete'' (with Silvestre, Valabrigue), Vasseur - 1892*''Le Cabinet Piperlin'' (with Raymond), Hervé - 1897Théâtre de la Comédie-Parisienne (1881)''Le Sire de Fisch Ton Kan'' was a popular song during the Paris Commune (1871), with words by Paul Burani and music by Antonin Louis, which denounced Napoléon III who was leading France to military disasters; the song contains many plays on words.
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