"Bright College Years" is one of the traditional songs of Yale University, and the university's unofficial but undisputed alma mater. It was written in 1881 by Henry Durand and set to the tune of "Die Wacht am Rhein".[1]
During World War I and shortly afterward, "Bright College Years" was nearly banned for its German origins. Yale men stationed in Paris sang it to the tune of "La Marseillaise".[1]
- ^ a b "Old Yale: The Birth, Near-Demise, and Comeback of "Bright College Years"". Retrieved 2018-10-21.