"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France, so-called because it was sung by volunteers from Marseille when they arrived in Paris during the French Revolution. The song was written by Rouget de Lisle. The melody is famous and memorable; the lyrics are exceptionally sanguinary.
'la marseillaise' which is the name for an inhabitant of Marseille (un marseillais, une marseillaise)
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Yes, but so did Louis XVIII and Napoleon III.
Odd, isn't it? The man who wrote it, Rouget de Lisle, came from the North of France, and the enemies referred to in the song were attacking the North. But the song was first adopted as a march by the volunteers from Marseille, marching to Paris to join in the defnce of the young Republic.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle wrote the music and lyrics in 1792 and it became the National Anthem of France in 1795.
La Marseillaise is the name of the French national anthem; there is no Marseillaise Day as such in France.
La Marseillaise was adopted as the french anthem on the 14th of July, 1795.
The cast of La marseillaise - 1920 includes: Suzanne Bianchetti
La marseillaise de la Commune was created in 1871.
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise was created in 1980.
The National Anthem of France is known as Le Marseillaise
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La Marseillaise - 1938 is rated/received certificates of: Finland:K-16 Portugal:M/12
'la marseillaise' which is the name for an inhabitant of Marseille (un marseillais, une marseillaise)
La Marseillaise
The cast of La Marseillaise - 1913 includes: Marcelle Barry Georges Dorival Emmy Lynn Henry Roussel
"La marseillaise" is the name of the French national anthem. Marseillais, marseillaise is the adjective for something from Marseille in southern France. The French national anthem got that name as it was popularized by a regiment of volunteers from Marseille.