'By the clear fountain') is a traditional French song, which has also become very popular in Belgium and in Canada, particularly in Quebec and the Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

The refrain is repeated at the end of each verse: The song also has a hidden political meaning of resistance against British invasion of Quebec, and it was sung by the Québécois as a sign of resistance: the Rose representing the British, the clear fountain representing the St. Lawrence River, and the sentence "I've loved you for a long time, I will never forget you" is intended for France and the French land of Quebec.

)[2][3] The lyrics are: À la claire fontaine m'en allant promener J'ai trouvé l'eau si belle que je m'y suis baignée.

(refrain) J'ai perdu mon ami sans l'avoir mérité, Pour un bouquet de roses que je lui refusai… (refrain) Je voudrais que la rose fût encore au rosier, Et que mon doux ami fût encore à m'aimer.

Kate & Anna McGarrigle regularly sang it as an encore in their live performances and released a recording of it on their compilation album ODDiTTiES.

[5] It was sung by Henri (Andrew Moodie), Thomas Durant's butler, in "Jamais Je Ne T'oublierai - Episode 4", Season 1 of AMC's Hell On Wheels.

In a poignant moment at the end of the French film Things to Come (L'Avenir) by Mia Hansen-Løve, 2016, the character Nathalie, played by Isabelle Huppert, sings the song to her granddaughter to comfort her.

During the Netflix documentary film Icarus, that tells the story of the Russian athletics doping scandal, a rendition of the song sung by artist Genevoise is used to illustrate the heartache felt by Grigory Rodchenkov after he says goodbye to his wife and prepares to enter the United States Federal Witness Protection Program.

In Louis Malle's 1987 film Au Revoir Les Enfants, on their way to the public baths, the main character's group sings the song.