Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

thumb|Arise, children of the Fatherland, The day of glory has arrived! Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836) was a French composer who in 1792 wrote La Marseillaise, the French national anthem. Quotes La Marseillaise (1792) thumb|To arms, citizens, Form your battalions, Let's march, let's march! Originally titled Chant de Guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin (War Song for the Army of the Rhine) · French National Anthem - "La Marseillaise" with French and English lyrics · La Marseillaise sung in Casablanca (1942) · "La Marseillaise" sung by Mireille Mathieu (1988 performance) + B&W version with English subtitles (1989) ''Allons enfants de la Patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrivé! Contre nous de la tyrannie, L'étendard sanglant est levé, (bis) Entendez-vous dans les campagnes Mugir ces féroces soldats? Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes! Aux armes, citoyens, Formez vos bataillons, Marchons, marchons! Qu'un sang impur Abreuve nos sillons! Arise, children of the Fatherland, The day of glory has arrived! Against us, of tyranny The blood-stained standard is raised, Do you hear in the countryside, Those blood-thirsty soldiers ablare? They're coming right into your arms To tear the throats of your sons, your wives! To arms, citizens, Form up your battalions March on, march on! Let blood impure Water our furrows! Variant translations: Arise, children of the Fatherland, The day of glory has arrived! Against us tyranny's Bloody banner is raised … Do you hear, in the countryside, The roar of those ferocious soldiers? They're coming right into your arms To slaughter your sons, your companions!! To arms, citizens, Form your battalions, Let's march, let's march! Let an impure blood Soak our fields! Ye sons of France, awake to glory!Hark! hark! what myriads bid you rise!Your children, wives, and grandsires hoary,Behold their tears and hear their cries! To arms! to arms! ye brave!The avenging sword unsheathe!March on! march on! all hearts resolvedOn victory or death! External links Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle La Marseillaise: 'The Greatest National Anthem in the World, Ever' - BBC News (19 November 2015) Category:1760 births Category:1836 deaths Category:Composers from France Category:Musicians from France Category:Playwrights from France Category:Poets from France Category:Freemasons Category:Prisoners