La Marseillaise
French national song
La Marseillaise is the national anthem of France, composed in 1792 during the French Revolution.
The rousing military march became a symbol of revolutionary fervor and republican ideals.
Its stirring melody and martial lyrics about citizens rising against tyranny have made it iconic beyond France: The crowd spontaneously broke into La Marseillaise.
Paris fortress-prison
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- JacobinsFrench revolutionary faction
- sans-culottesRevolutionary French working-class radicals
- RobespierreRevolutionary who devoured himself
liberty · equality · fraternity · uprising · insurrection · Republic · National Convention · Reign of Terror
Combat engagement area
- armyOrganized land-based military
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- call to armsUrgent summons to fight
- marchRhythmic group walk
regiment · warfare · defense · tyranny · enemies · blood · banner · victory
Written words for music
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- chorusSingers performing together
- versesLines of poetry
- stanzasUnits of grouped lines
composer · singing · performance · orchestra · arrangement · score · accompaniment · crescendo
Devotion to one's country
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- tricolorThree-hued emblem
- FranceWestern European republic
citizenship · unity · heritage · identity · loyalty · freedom · republic · homeland
French national holiday
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- soccer matchesCompetitive team sport events
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- CasablancaMajor Moroccan seaport
protest song · symbol · World Cup · international recognition · public gatherings · commemorations · parades · diplomatic events
Bastille
Paris fortress-prison
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- JacobinsFrench revolutionary faction
- sans-culottesRevolutionary French working-class radicals
Robespierre · liberty · equality · fraternity · uprising · insurrection · Republic · National Convention · Reign of Terror · Louis XVI
battlefield
Combat engagement area
- armyOrganized land-based military
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- call to armsUrgent summons to fight
march · regiment · warfare · defense · tyranny · enemies · blood · banner · victory · combat
lyrics
Written words for music
stanzas · composer · singing · performance · orchestra · arrangement · score · accompaniment · crescendo · fortissimo
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- tricolorThree-hued emblem
France · citizenship · unity · heritage · identity · loyalty · freedom · republic · homeland · solidarity
Bastille Day
French national holiday
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- soccer matchesCompetitive team sport events
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
Casablanca · protest song · symbol · World Cup · international recognition · public gatherings · commemorations · parades · diplomatic events
- French SongsFrere Jacques, Alouette
- Anthemsnational anthem, Star-Spangled Banner, O Canada, God Save the King, Rule Britannia
- patriotic musicnational anthem, patriotic songs, The Star-Spangled Banner, patriotic music, God Save the Queen
- Bastille DayBastille Day, July 14th, Bastille, French Revolution, storming
- French SymbolsMarianne, tricolor, fleur-de-lis, French flag, tricolor flag
- War SongsAnchors Aweigh, Rule Britannia, Dixie, Yankee Doodle, Taps
La MarseillaiseGod Save the King
British national anthem
God Save the Queen · Rule Britannia · The Star-Spangled Banner · Britannia