Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Hello guys! It was the request of a student of mine that she wanted to play the French national anthem. I find The music really iconic and despite the revolutionary lyrics, for me as a German all the beautiful things our neighbors are famous for come to mind: Food, Art, Fashion, Philosophy, Music and so much more. Vive La France! Long live France! Long live German-French friendship and cooperation!

“La Marseillaise"is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin" ("War Song for the Army of the Rhine").

The French National Convention adopted it as the Republic's anthem in 1795. The song acquired its nickname after being sung in Paris by volunteers from Marseille marching to the capital. The song is the first example of the "European march" anthemic style. The anthem's evocative melody and lyrics have led to its widespread use as a song of revolution and its incorporation into many pieces of classical and popular music.

First verse and Refrain:

Allons enfants de la Patrie,
Le jour de gloire est arrivé !
Contre nous de la tyrannie
L'étendard sanglant est levé, (bis)
Entendez-vous dans les campagnes
Mugir ces féroces soldats ?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras
Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes !

Refrain :
𝄆 Aux armes, citoyens,
Formez vos bataillons,
Marchons, marchons !
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons ! 𝄇

English translation:

Arise, children of the Fatherland,
The day of glory has arrived!
Against us, tyranny's
Bloody standard is raised, (repeated)
Do you hear, in the countryside,
The roar of those ferocious soldiers?
They're coming right into your arms
To cut the throats of your sons, your women!

Refrain:
𝄆 To arms, citizens,
Form your battalions,
March, march!
Let an impure blood
Water our furrows!

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