Ça ira

[F. ça ira, ça ira, les aristocrates à la lanterne, it shall go on, it shall go on, [hang]the arictocrats to the lantern (lamp-post).]
The refrain of a famous song of the French Revolution.

‘Ça ira’. One of the most popular songs of the French Revolution, first sung to a country-dance tune in 1790. The title / refrain expresses confidence in the future. Its most famous lines are: ‘Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira! | Les aristocrates à la lanterne!’