'Le rossignol n'est pas mobilise.' br --A French Soldier br br br THE nightingales of Flanders, br They had not gone to war; br A soldier heard them singing br Where they had sung before. br br The earth was torn and quaking, br The sky about to fall; br The nightingales of Flanders, br They minded not at all. br br At intervals we heard them br Between the guns, he said, br Making a thrilling music br Above the listening dead.