The French National Anthem is savage

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Check these lyrics out. This is La Marseillaise in English. National anthem of a country that got used to being invaded, I guess. Sounds German to me...








“Arise children of the fatherland
The day of glory has arrived
Against us tyranny's
Bloody standard is raised
Listen to the sound in the fields
The howling of these fearsome soldiers
They are coming into our midst
To cut the throats of your sons and consorts

To arms citizens Form your battalions
March, march
Let impure blood
Water our furrows


What do they want this horde of slaves
Of traitors and conspiratorial kings?
For whom these vile chains
These long-prepared irons?
Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage
What methods must be taken?
It is us they dare plan
To return to the old slavery!

What! These foreign cohorts!
They would make laws in our courts!
What! These mercenary phalanxes
Would cut down our warrior sons
Good Lord! By chained hands
Our brow would yield under the yoke
The vile despots would have themselves be
The masters of destiny

Tremble, tyrants and traitors
The shame of all good men
Tremble! Your parricidal schemes
Will receive their just reward
Against you we are all soldiers
If they fall, our young heros
France will bear new ones
Ready to join the fight against you

Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors
Bear or hold back your blows
Spare these sad victims
That they regret taking up arms against us
But not these bloody despots
These accomplices of Bouillé
All these tigers who pitilessly
Ripped out their mothers' wombs

We too shall enlist
When our elders' time has come
To add to the list of deeds
Inscribed upon their tombs
We are much less jealous of surviving them
Than of sharing their coffins
We shall have the sublime pride
Of avenging or joining them

Drive on sacred patriotism
Support our avenging arms
Liberty, cherished liberty
Join the struggle with your defenders
Under our flags, let victory
Hurry to your manly tone
So that in death your enemies
See your triumph and our glory!”


—— holy shit
 
i thought they just took on the german one
 
The average rank and file French citizen is not a coward by and large. I can't speak on whether their military leaders and government leadership is however. The spirit to fight is just as alive and well in French hearts as it is in any European nation.
 
It's funny. Canada has two national anthems, French and English. The French version is way more badass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Canada

English version:

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee

French version:

O Canada!
Land of our ancestors
Glorious deeds circle your brow
For your arm knows how to wield the sword
Your arm knows how to carry the cross;
Your history is an epic
Of brilliant deeds
And your valour steeped in faith
Will protect our homes and our rights,
Will protect our homes and our rights.
 
How are the yellow vests doing?

And when will people realize it was arson on the Norte Dame.
 
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You ever heard of Napoleon? The French used to be very strong and had to be ganged up on to be beaten.
 
You ever heard of Napoleon? The French used to be very strong and had to be ganged up on to be beaten.
lol, napoleon may be part of their problem. he is not known for his strategy but more for his willingness to sacrifice his troops life
 
lol, napoleon may be part of their problem. he is not known for his strategy but more for his willingness to sacrifice his troops life

He is considered one of the greatest commanders in history, and his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide.

He is of the most elite military minds including people like Frederick the Great. Get the fuck outta here.
 
lol, napoleon may be part of their problem. he is not known for his strategy but more for his willingness to sacrifice his troops life

Napoleon wasn't even a proper Frenchman. That's probably why he found it so easy to waste French lives on the battle-fields.
 
not exactly alexander the great or julius ceaser now is he
 
No idea what it meant. One of the greatest scenes in movie history...

 
how did waterloo work out for him?

oh, wow. he lost one battle. lol. you got me. He is not an all time great after all.

He made French soldiers sent to kill him drop their guns and follow him. Many times. He was a God. You wouldn't appreciate somebody like that.
 
You ever heard of Napoleon? The French used to be very strong and had to be ganged up on to be beaten.

Yep! He defeated superior numbers in over 50 of his major battles too. Solid candidate for GOAT general in world history, and a surprisingly excellent philosopher-of-bureaucracy.
 
Check these lyrics out. This is La Marseillaise in English. National anthem of a country that got used to being invaded, I guess. Sounds German to me...








“Arise children of the fatherland
The day of glory has arrived
Against us tyranny's
Bloody standard is raised
Listen to the sound in the fields
The howling of these fearsome soldiers
They are coming into our midst
To cut the throats of your sons and consorts

To arms citizens Form your battalions
March, march
Let impure blood
Water our furrows


What do they want this horde of slaves
Of traitors and conspiratorial kings?
For whom these vile chains
These long-prepared irons?
Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage
What methods must be taken?
It is us they dare plan
To return to the old slavery!

What! These foreign cohorts!
They would make laws in our courts!
What! These mercenary phalanxes
Would cut down our warrior sons
Good Lord! By chained hands
Our brow would yield under the yoke
The vile despots would have themselves be
The masters of destiny

Tremble, tyrants and traitors
The shame of all good men
Tremble! Your parricidal schemes
Will receive their just reward
Against you we are all soldiers
If they fall, our young heros
France will bear new ones
Ready to join the fight against you

Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors
Bear or hold back your blows
Spare these sad victims
That they regret taking up arms against us
But not these bloody despots
These accomplices of Bouillé
All these tigers who pitilessly
Ripped out their mothers' wombs

We too shall enlist
When our elders' time has come
To add to the list of deeds
Inscribed upon their tombs
We are much less jealous of surviving them
Than of sharing their coffins
We shall have the sublime pride
Of avenging or joining them

Drive on sacred patriotism
Support our avenging arms
Liberty, cherished liberty
Join the struggle with your defenders
Under our flags, let victory
Hurry to your manly tone
So that in death your enemies
See your triumph and our glory!”


—— holy shit

I can swear that I have not heard of a national song with so much text and to demand that a compatriot stand and sing such a long?

Isn't the point of national songs themselves to be easy to learn and have the right choruses so that people can sing along even though they have not learned it?
 
lol, napoleon may be part of their problem. he is not known for his strategy but more for his willingness to sacrifice his troops life

Caesar was cut down by men in dresses. What a tough guy.

See how stupid you sound?
 
Yes, it is. Best national anthem there ever was, IMO. And don't quote me with the soviet national anthem.
 
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