Chanson pour boire and chanson àboire are terms for French drinking songs, frequently coupled with chanson pour danser (or "song for dancing"). It was used in from about 1627âÂÂ1670. It is different from the air àboire primarily by the period the term was used, and that chansons pour boire are usually for one voice with lute accompaniment, and airs àboire are for multiple voices with lute accompaniment. Both are fairly simple; strophic, with syllabic settings of light texts. The texts are usually about drinking and are humorous.