National Anthem of France

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Country	France
Anthem	National Anthem of France
Duration	1:19
Format	MP3
License	Public Domain

French & English Translation

Allons enfants de la Patrie,Arise children of the fatherland

Le jour de gloire est arrivé!The day of glory has arrived

Contre nous de la tyrannie,Against us tyranny’s

L’étendard sanglant est levé!Bloody standard is raised

L’étendard sanglant est levé!The bloody standard is raised

Entendez-vous dans les campagnesListen to the sound in the fields

Mugir ces féroces soldats?The howling of these fearsome soldiers

Ils viennent jusque dans nos brasThey are coming into our midst

Egorger nos fils et nos compagnes!To cut the throats of your sons and consorts

Aux armes, citoyens!To arms citizens

Formez vos bataillons!Form you battalions

Marchons! marchons!March, march

Qu’un sang impurLet impure blood

Abreuve nos sillons!Water our furrows

Que veut cette horde d’esclaves,What do they want this horde of slaves

De traîtres, de rois conjurés?Of traitors and conspiratorial kings?

Pour qui ces ignobles entraves,For whom these vile chains

Ces fers dès longtemps préparés?These long-prepared irons?

Français, pour nous, ah! quel outrage!Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage

Quels transports il doit exciter!What methods must be taken?

C’est nous qu’on ose méditerIt is we they dare plan

De rendre à l’antique esclavage!To return to the old slavery!

Quoi ! ces cohortes étrangèresWhat! These foreign cohorts!

Feraient la loi dans nos foyers!They would make laws in our courts!

Quoi ! ces phalanges mercenairesWhat! These mercenary phalanxes

Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers!Would cut down our warrior sons

Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers!Cut down our warrior sons

Grand Dieu ! par des mains enchaînéesGood Lord! By chained hands

Nos fronts sous le joug se ploieraient!Our brow would yield under the yoke

De vils despotes deviendraientThe vile despots would have themselves be

Les maîtres de nos destinées!The masters of destiny

Tremblez, tyrans et vous perfides,Tremble, tyrants and traitors

L’opprobre de tous les partis,The shame of all good men

Tremblez ! vos projets parricidesTremble! Your parricidal schemes

Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix!Will receive their just reward

Tout est soldat pour vous combattre,Against you we are all soldiers

S’ils tombent, nos jeunes héros,If they fall, our young heros

La terre en produit de nouveaux,France will bear new ones

Contre vous tout prêts à se battre!Ready to join the fight against you

Français, en guerriers magnanimes,Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors

Portez ou retenez vos coups!Bear or hold back your blows

Epargnez ces tristes victimes,Spare these sad victims

A regret s’armant contre nous.Who with regret are taking up arms against us

A regret s’armant contre nous.With regret are taking up arms against us

Mais ces despotes sanguinaires,But not these bloody despots

Mais ces complices de Bouillé,These accomplices of Bouillé

Tous ces tigres qui, sans pitié,All these tigers who pitilessly

Déchirent le sein de leur mère!Are ripping open their mothers’ breasts

Amour sacré de la Patrie,Sacred Love for the Fatherland

Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs!Lead and support our avenging arms

Liberté, Liberté chérie,Liberty, cherished liberty

Combats avec tes défenseurs!Join the struggle with your defenders

Sous nos drapeaux, que la victoireUnder our flags, let victory

Accoure à tes mâles accents!Hasten to you virile force

Que tes ennemis expirantsSo that in death your enemies

Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire !See your triumph and our glory!

Nous entrerons dans la carrièreWe shall enter into the pit

Quand nos aînés n’y seront plus;When our elders will no longer be there

Nous y trouverons leur poussièreThere we shall find their ashes

Et la trace de leurs vertus.And the mark of their virtues

Bien moins jaloux de leur survivreWe are much less jealous of surviving them

Que de partager leur cercueil,Than of sharing their coffins

Nous aurons le sublime orgueilWe shall have the sublime pride

De les venger ou de les suivre !Of avenging or joining them

Romanization

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