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V

Français, en guerriers magnanimes

Portez ou retenez vos coups !

Épargnez ces tristes victimes

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À regret s'armant contre nous (bis)

Verse V

Mais ces despotes sanguinaires

Mais ces complices de Bouillé

Tous ces tigres qui, sans pitié

Déchirent le sein de leur mère !

(refrain)

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VI.

(1) The sentence (in French) is inverted, the non-literal translation is : "The bloody banner of tyranny is Amour sacré de la Patrie

raised against/before us" but it may be also "Protect us against tyranny, The bloody banner is raised"

(2)

Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs

Here and in the next line, this is often sung as "nos" ("our") rather than "vos" ("your"); "vos" remains Liberté, Liberté chérie

official.

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Verse VI

(3)

Combats avec tes défenseurs !

"la carrière"

(bis)

("the career"), that is, of being in the army.

Sous nos drapeaux, que la victoire

Accoure à tes mâles accents

Questions

Que tes ennemis expirants

Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire !

UNCATEGORIZED TEXTS

Déclaration des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen