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The "Chant des Partisans" ([ʃɑ̃ de paʁ.ti.zɑ̃]; "Song of the Partisans") was the most popular song of the Free French and French Resistance during World War II. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The piece was written and put to melody in London in 1943 after Anna Marly heard a Russian song, namely Po dolinam i po vzgoriam , that provided her with inspiration.
"The Partisan" is an anti-fascist anthem about the French Resistance in World War II. The song was composed in 1943 by Russian-born Anna Marly (1917–2006), with lyrics by French Resistance leader Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie (1900–1969), and originally titled "La Complainte du partisan" (English: "The lament of the partisan").
Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others patronize war.Most promote peace in some form, while others sing out against specific armed conflicts. Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that warfare causes to soldiers, innocent civilians, and humanity as a whole.
The songs here are lyrically explicit in their denunciation of a particular war or war in general. Songs here may also have been designated anti-war songs by their authors. See also: Category:Peace songs
3. The Zombies, "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" is a rare rock song about World War I, featuring experimental instrumentation and production and the ...
The British historian Simon Schama discussed "La Marseillaise" on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on 17 November 2015 (in the immediate aftermath of the Paris attacks), saying it was "... the great example of courage and solidarity when facing danger; that's why it is so invigorating, that's why it really is the greatest national anthem in the ...
France. Elle n'est pas morte! Eugène Pottier: 1886 France: Workers' Hymn: Filippo Turati and Amintore Galli: 1886 Italy: It is considered one of the most significant historical songs of the Italian workers' movement, and was banned by successive governments of the Kingdom of Italy, including during the First World War and Fascist Italy. [1] [2]
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