France Anthem Text Lyrics - National Anthem

Arise children of the fatherland 

The day of glory has arrived 

Against us tyranny's 

Bloody standard is raised 

Listen to the sound in the fields 

The howling of these fearsome soldiers 

They are coming into our midst 

To cut the throats of your sons and consorts 

To arms citizens 

Form you battalions 

March, march 

Let impure blood 

Water our furrows 

What do they want this horde of slaves 

Of traitors and conspiratorial kings? 

For whom these vile chains 

These long-prepared irons? 

Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage 

What methods must be taken? 

It is we they dare plan 

To return to the old slavery! 

What! These foreign cohorts! 

They would make laws in our courts! 

What! These mercenary phalanxes 

Would cut down our warrior sons 

Good Lord! By chained hands 

Our brow would yield under the yoke 

The vile despots would have themselves be 

The masters of destiny 

Tremble, tyrants and traitors 

The shame of all good men 

Tremble! Your parricidal schemes 

Will receive their just reward 

Against you we are all soldiers 

If they fall, our young heros 

France will bear new ones 

Ready to join the fight against you 

Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors 

Bear or hold back your wounds 

Spare these sad victims 

That they regret taking up arms against us 

But not these bloody despots 

These accomplices of Bouill 

All these tigers who pitilessly 

Ripped out their mothers' wombs 

We shall enter into the pit 

When our elders will no longer be there 

There we shall find their ashes 

And the mark of their virtues 

We are much less jealous of surviving them 

Than of sharing their coffins 

We shall have the sublime pride 

Of avenging or joining them 

Drive on sacred patriotism 

Support our avenging arms 

Liberty, cherished liberty 

Join the struggle with your defenders 

Under our flags, let victory 

Hurry to your evil tone 

So that in death your enemies 

See your triumph and our glory! 

Sent by Carlos Andr Pereira da Silva Branco