Marseillaise
France's national song
The Marseillaise is the French national anthem, composed in 1792 during the French Revolution.
Originally a war song, it takes its name from revolutionary volunteers from Marseille who popularized it while marching to Paris.
The rousing melody and militant lyrics about rising against tyranny have made it a symbol of revolutionary spirit beyond France: The crowd broke into the Marseillaise.
Religious song of praise
- songMusical piece with words
- lyricsWritten words for music
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- chorusSingers performing together
verse · composition · singing · refrain · strophe · tune · vocal · performance
Late-1700s republican upheaval
- BastilleParis fortress-prison
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
barricade · sans-culottes · Jacobin · guillotine · tricolor · storming · revolutionary · Republic
Western European republic
- tricolorThree-hued emblem
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- homelandOne's native land
- citizenshipStatus as state member
allegiance · unity · pride · fervor · devotion · rally · solidarity · civic duty
Rhythmic group walk
- armyOrganized land-based military
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
battle · regiment · artillery · infantry · cavalry · warfare · conscription · mobilization
hymn
Religious song of praise
chorus · verse · composition · singing · refrain · strophe · tune · vocal · performance · patriotic song
French Revolution
Late-1700s republican upheaval
- BastilleParis fortress-prison
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
insurrection · barricade · sans-culottes · Jacobin · guillotine · tricolor · storming · revolutionary · Republic · Terror
France
Western European republic
citizenship · allegiance · unity · pride · fervor · devotion · rally · solidarity · civic duty · national identity
march
Rhythmic group walk
- armyOrganized land-based military
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
volunteers · battle · regiment · artillery · infantry · cavalry · warfare · conscription · mobilization · campaign
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
- French Culturebaguette, baguettes, beret, berets, brie
- French Thingsbaguette, beret, Eiffel Tower, croissant, Louvre
- French RevolutionBastille, guillotine, Robespierre, French Revolution, Marie Antoinette
- French militaryFrench Foreign Legion, French Army, legionnaires, chasseurs, gendarme
- French SymbolsMarianne, tricolor, fleur-de-lis, French flag, tricolor flag
MarseillaiseGod Save the King
British national anthem
God Save the Queen · Rule Britannia · Ode to Joy · The Star-Spangled Banner · lullabies
Marseillaiselullaby
Soothing song for babies
requiem · submission · capitulation · dirge
- La MarseillaiseFrench national anthem