I always will love the cherries of spring, the season which leaves a hole in my heart, a wound that is never healed. And all that may be by fortune revealed, it never will soothe the grief in my soul. 1942. During the German occupation of Paris in World War II, Charles Trenet records a popular version of Le Temps des Cérises by communard Jean-Baptiste Clement. 1959. The Soviets launch the first rocket to the moon which carries the red flag of the Paris Commune. May 1968. In Paris, the massive student and worker uprisings are called Le Temps des Cérises, after the song. 1971. East Germany issues a commemorative stamp for the centenary of the Paris Commune. Today, a copy of that stamp sells on eBay for $1.95 Australian dollars. 1989. In Tiananmen Square, students and workers sing the Internationale moments before the shooting. 1996. At the funeral of French President François Mitterrand, an opera singer performs Le Temps des Cérises. Le Temps des Cérises