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Manche (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃ʃ]) is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche ("the sleeve"), which is the French name for the English Channel.
Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Normandie.
The first capital was Coutances until 1796, and it resumed that role after World War II because of the almost complete destruction of Saint-Lô during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. When Saint-Lô was rebuilt, it again became the capital.
The Department includes the Cotentin Peninsula down to the famous Mont St Michel; though not the off-shore Îles Anglo-Normandes, which are British Crown Dependencies. These islands are a wonderful example of when Normandy invaded England and vice-versa, and oaths of allegiance to new kings got mixed up. Other reefs and not quite islands such as the Minquiers are technically British, though they are annually contested in good fun by French and Channel Island fishermen. The coast is fantastic for sailing and boating though the unusually fast tidal races require a certain yachting skill to navigate safely.
Por la calle del desengao
Esta maana yo pas
Con malegra otra vez
Por la calle del desengao
Mi malegra emborrach
Dentro un vasito de jerez
Cuando t me hablas...
Por la calle del desengao
Maana pasear
Con malegra otra vez
Por la calle del desengao
Mi malegra ahogar
Dentro un vasito de jerez...
Cuando t me hablas...
Alviame, Mara, alviame
Dame otro beso de jerez
Maana te lo pagar
Tu risa me da risa
Tu calor me da valor
Dame otro beso de licor...
Cuando tu me hablas...