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‘Le Chant du départ’

 
French Literature Companion: ‘Le Chant du départ’

‘Chant du départ, Le’. Revolutionary song with words by M.-J. Chénier and music by Étienne-Nicolas Méhul; probably first sung on 14 July 1794, it became an official national song, sharing the patriotic, militaristic character of ‘La Marseillaise’.

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