France
: National Anthem
The Song of Marseille
Arise, children of
the Fatherland,
The day of glory has
arrived!
Against us stands
tyranny
The bloody banner
is raised,
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 and women!
To
arms, citizens,
Form your battalions,
Let's march, let's
march!
That an impure blood
Waters our furrows!
What
does this horde of
slaves,
Of traitors and conjured
kings want?
For whom are these
vile chains,
These long-prepared
irons?
Frenchmen, for us,
ah! What outrage
What fury it must
arouse!
It is us they dare
plan
To return to the old
slavery!
To
arms, citizens...
What! Foreign cohorts
Would make the law
in our homes!
What! These mercenary
phalanxes
Would strike down
our proud warriors
Great God ! By chained
hands
Our brows would yield
under the yoke
Vile despots would
have themselves
The masters of our
destinies!
To
arms, citizens...
Tremble,
tyrants and you traitors
The shame of all parties,
Tremble! Your parricidal
schemes
Will finally receive
their reward!
Everyone is a soldier
to combat you
If they fall, our
young heroes,
The earth will produce
new ones,
Ready to fight against
you!
To
arms, citizens.
Frenchmen,
as magnanimous warriors,
You bear or hold back
your blows!
You spare those sorry
victims,
Who arm against us
with regret.
But not these bloodthirsty
despots,
These accomplices
of Bouillé,
All these tigers who,
mercilessly,
Rip their mother's
breast!
To arms, citizens...
Sacred
love of the Fatherland,
Lead, support our
avenging arms
Liberty, cherished
Liberty,
Fight with thy defenders!
Under our flags, shall
victory
Hurry to thy manly
accents,
That thy expiring
enemies,
See thy triumph and
our glory!
To
arms, citizens...
Children's Verse
We shall enter the
(military) career
When our elders are
no longer there,
There we shall find
their dust
And the trace of their
virtues (repeat)
Much less keen to
survive them
Than to share their
coffins,
We shall have the
sublime pride
Of avenging or following
them
To
arms, citizens...
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