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"La Marseillaise" [a] is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin " [b] ("War Song for the Army of the Rhine").
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle [a] (French: [klod ʒozɛf ʁuʒɛ d(ə) lil]; 10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836) was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars.Isle is known for writing the words and music of the Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin, which would later be known as La Marseillaise and become the French national anthem.
The national symbols of the French Fifth Republic are: [1] The French flag; The national anthem: "La Marseillaise" The national personification: Marianne; The national motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (Liberty, equality, fraternity) The national day: Bastille Day (celebrated on 14 July) The Gallic rooster; The lictor's fasces emblem
French mezzo-soprano Axelle Saint-Cirel sang a rousing rendition of the French national anthem, “La Marseillaise,” from the roof of the Grand-Palais. Statues representing women in French ...
"La Marseillaise" (French pronunciation: [la maʁsɛjɛːz]) became the national anthem of France. The song was written and composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin". The French National Convention adopted it as the First Republic's anthem in 1795.
The Chanson de l'Oignon (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ də lɔɲɔ̃]; "Song of the Onion") is a French marching song from around 1800 but the melody can be found earlier in Ettiene Nicolas Mehul’s overture to La chasse de Juene Henri in 1797. According to legend, it originated among the Old Guard Grenadiers of Napoleon Bonaparte's ...
As the French national anthem, “La Marseillaise,” played, pairs of athletes began to file into the Olympic stadium while carrying their respective countries’ flags. Swimmer Katie Ledecky and ...
An very entertaining musical routine keeps the party atmosphere alive before the French national anthem is played. In normal times, La Marseillaise is one of the outstanding anthems around.