Chant du départ
French revolutionary war song
Chant du départ
"Le Chant du départ" (French: [lə ʃɑ̃ dy de.paʁ]; lit. 'The Song of Departure') is a French revolutionary war song, composed by Étienne Méhul and written by Marie-Joseph Chénier in 1794. It was the official anthem of the French Empire, and it is currently the unofficial regional anthem of French Guiana and the official presidential anthem of France. The song was nicknamed "the brother of the Marseillaise" by French Republican soldiers. The song was first performed on 14 July 1794. 18,000 copies of the music sheets were immediately printed and distributed to the army. Its original title was "Anthem to Liberty"; it was changed to its present title by Robespierre. The song is a musical tableau: each of the seven stanzas is sung by a different character or group of characters: The first stanza is the discourse of a deputy cheering his soldiers and encouraging them for the fight for the Republic. The second stanza is the song of a mother offering the life of her son to the fatherland. The fourth...
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