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n. The French national anthem, ''la Marseillaise'', with at least seven verses plus the chorus.
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"La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin" ("War Song for the Rhine Army").
The Marseillaise was a revolutionary song, an anthem to freedom, a patriotic call to mobilize all the citizens and an exhortation to fight against tyranny and foreign invasion. The French National Convention adopted it as the Republic's anthem in 1795. It acquired its nickname after being sung in Paris by volunteers from Marseille marching on the capital. The song is the first example of the "European march" anthemic style. The anthem's evocative melody and lyrics have led to its widespread use as a song of revolution and its incorporation into many pieces of classical and popular music.
La Marseillaise (1869–70) was a French weekly newspaper created by Henri Rochefort. It was first published on 19 December 1869. The writing staff included Paschal Grousset, Arthur Arnould, Gustave Flourens, Jules Vallès and Victor Noir. The paper was headquartered in Paris.
La Marseillaise is a (1938) film about the early part of the French Revolution. The film was directed by Jean Renoir. La Marseillaise is shown from the eyes of the citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI each showing their own small problems.
La Marseillaise usually refers to La Marseillaise, the French national anthem.
It may also refer to:
- La marseillaise de la Commune, a version of La Marseillaise that was created and used by the Paris Commune in 1871
- La Marseillaise des Blancs, a royalist and Catholic adaptation of the anthem
- La Marseillaise (film), a (1938) film about the early part of the French Revolution
- La Marseillaise (1869 newspaper), a French weekly newspaper first published on 19 December 1869
- La Marseillaise (sculpture), a depiction of La Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe
- Worker's Marseillaise, a Russian revolutionary song set to the tune of the French anthem