"Allez-Vous-En" is apopular song. It was written byCole Porter and was published in 1953.
The song was featured in themusicalCan-Can when it was introduced by the French actress Lilo.[1]
A recording byKay Starr was the biggest hit. This recording was released byCapitol Records as catalog number 2464. It first reached theBillboard Best Seller chart on June 27, 1953, and lasted nine weeks on the chart, peaking at number 13.[2] This was one side of a two-sided hit; the flip side was "Half a Photograph," an even bigger hit.
The phraseAllez-vous-en is aFrench phrase meaningGo away directed to one or more persons with whom one is not familiar. Its more familiar translation isva t´en (informal). The phrases are formed using thereflexiveconjugated form of the verballer which meansto go, and theobject pronounen.
