ɹˈeɪmənd ɐsˈoʊ wʌzɐ vˈɛɾɚɹən ʌvðə fˈɔːɹən lˈiːdʒən, hˌuː ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹˈoʊt "lə fˈæniən də lˌæ lˈeɪdʒən" ðə flˈæɡ ʌvðə lˈiːdʒən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz tˈeɪkən ˌʌp baɪ dˈuːbəz ænd ˈæftɚwɚdz baɪ pˈaɪəf, bˌʌt wɪð lˈɛs səksˈɛs.
Raymond Asso was a veteran of the Foreign Legion, who also wrote "Le Fanion de la Légion" (The Flag of the Legion), which was taken up by Dubas and afterwards by Piaf, but with less success.