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Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
14. La Marseillais
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 05:16 PM
Feb 2014
English translation

Arise, children of the Fatherland,
The day of glory has arrived!
Against us tyranny
The bloody banner is raised (repeat)
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!
Let an impure blood
Water our furrows! (repeat)

What does this horde of slaves,
Of traitors and conjured kings want?
For whom are these vile chains,
These long-prepared irons? (repeat)
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! (repeat)
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! (repeat)
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. (repeat)
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! (repeat)
Under our flags, shall victory
Hurry to thy manly accents,
That thy expiring enemies,
See thy triumph and our glory!

To arms, citizens...
I guess there are no bombs... but, much longer with more blood.

http://www.cracked.com/article_16735_6-national-anthems-that-will-make-you-tremble-with-fear.html

I think many of them do actually.
Though yeah, I don't mind having a different anthem.

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Good for her. Bout time some Atlanta media folks stand up to the white wing yahoos. Hoyt Feb 2014 #1
Figures she would be standing up for Coca-Cola KamaAina Feb 2014 #3
She's criticizing white wing yahoos who hate minorities. I'm fine with that. Hoyt Feb 2014 #5
"Native" language ThoughtCriminal Feb 2014 #2
I had to laugh... mgardener Feb 2014 #4
It surely isn't our national anthem, but count me in the group that says it should be. nt ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #6
But, but, but, 'bombs bursting in air' fit our country's history so much better. RC Feb 2014 #10
Is there any other national anthem that glorifies war and has "bombs" in it? Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #11
La Marseillais Xyzse Feb 2014 #14
Interesting. It is a song about the French Revolution. Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #17
Yeah, anthems seem to be about some war. Xyzse Feb 2014 #19
It was a song to inspire the Army of the Rhine Bad Thoughts Feb 2014 #21
I agree. Xyzse Feb 2014 #22
Dont know about bombs, but some mention the sword and fight, etc. Canada is one. nt 7962 Feb 2014 #16
Canada has swords and fights? Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #18
French translation. I guess they cant even agree on that. 7962 Feb 2014 #23
Well, that can not be a translation.....even I know that much French/English. Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #25
Here's the French: 7962 Feb 2014 #29
Sadly, according this, yes. RC Feb 2014 #20
Love Brenda Woods. I have watched her for years. n/t RebelOne Feb 2014 #7
Pretty good rant. And right, too. Almost makes me want to drink a Coke. But not quite. marble falls Feb 2014 #8
It's like that demographic map where a swath of the country calls itself "American".... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #9
This map seems strange, because it contains "American" as an "ancestory" and also because Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #13
Maybe some are so far down the line they dont know where the originals came from? 7962 Feb 2014 #24
Maybe their family tree doesn't fork. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #28
This is the map that was widely circulated in blogs... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #26
That is curious indeed! tosh Feb 2014 #15
White. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #27
Ya think? tosh Feb 2014 #30
Brilliant! mackerel Feb 2014 #12
Thank you Ms. Bates. Excellent. Berlum Feb 2014 #31
Excellent commentary. blackspade Feb 2014 #32
Here's a link to show support for Brenda groundloop Feb 2014 #33
Coming on top of the MSNBC apologies over a chance remark that some right wingers might not maddiemom Feb 2014 #34
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