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La Marseillaise is the national anthem of France.
"La Marseillaise" is a song written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle on April 24, 1792. Its original name is Chant de guerre de l'Armée du Rhin (Marching song of the Rhine Army). It became the rallying call of the French Revolution and was so-called because it was first sung on the streets by troops ( fédérés) from Marseille upon their arrival in Paris.
"La Marseillaise" was rearranged by Hector Berlioz around 1830.
In 1917, after the collapse of the tsarist regime "La Marseillaise" became the national anthem of Russia, the Russian lyrics ( Otrechemsya ot starogo miraOtrehchemsya ot starogo mira are the Russian lyrics to La Marseillaise by P. Lavrov, first published on July 1, 1875. The lyrics are not a direct translation of the French ones, but are rather a "Worker's Marseillaise", very radical-socialist in rhetoric.) being very different from the French lyrics. It was soon replaced with The InternationaleThe Internationale L'Internationale in French) is the most famous socialist song and one of the most widely recognized songs in the world. The original ( French) words were written by Eugene Pottier ( 1816 1887) in 1871. Pierre Degeyter ( 1848 1932) set t by the Bolsheviks.
The song was banned in Vichy FranceVichy France ( French: now called Regime de Vichy or Vichy called itself at the time tat Francais or French State) was the French state of 1940- 1944 which was a puppet government under Nazi influence, as opposed to the Free French Forces, based first in and German occupied areas during World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough and singing it was an act of resistanceA resistance movement is a group dedicated to fighting an invader in an occupied country. The term can also refer to any organized effort by supporters of a common goal against a constituted authority. Thus resistance movements can include any irregular a (see also: Chant des PartisansThe Chant des Partisans was the most popular song in the Free France. It was created in London in 1943 after a russian song of Anna Marly. Joseph Kessel and Maurice Druon wrote the French lyrics. It was performed by Anna Marly, broadcasted by the BBC and).
In France itself, the anthem (and particularly the lyrics) has become a somewhat controversial issue since the 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends. Some consider it militaristic and xenophobic, and many propositions have been made to change the anthem or the lyrics. However, "La Marseillaise" has been associated throughout history with the French Republic and its values, making a change unlikely.
Recently, and despite the lyrics, it was largely sung by anti-racist protesters after the accession of Jean-Marie Le Pen to the second turn of presidential election in 2002.
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