La France Lyrics in English Camille
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La France by Camille from French to English.
Allons enfants de la Patrie
Arise, children of the Fatherland
Le jour de gloire est arrivé
The day of glory has arrived
Contre nous de la tyrannie
Against us, tyranny
L'étendard sanglant est levé
The bloody standard is raised
Entendez-vous dans nos campagnes
Do you hear in the countryside
Mugir ces féroces soldats?
The roar of those fierce soldiers?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras
They come right into your arms
Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes!
To slit the throats of your sons, your companions!
Aux armes citoyens
To arms, citizens
Formez vos bataillons
Form your battalions
Marchons, marchons
March, march
Qu'un sang impur
Let impure blood
Abreuve nos sillons
Water our furrows
Que veut cette horde d'esclaves
What does this horde of slaves want
De traîtres, de rois conjurés?
Of traitors, of conspired kings?
Pour qui ces ignobles entraves
For whom these vile shackles
Ces fers dès longtemps préparés?
These irons long prepared?
Français, pour nous, quel outrage
Frenchmen, for us, what outrage
Quels transports il doit exciter?
What emotions it must arouse?
C'est nous qu'on ose méditer
It is us they dare to plan
De rendre à l'antique esclavage!
To return to ancient slavery!
Quoi ces cohortes étrangères!
What! These foreign cohorts!
Feraient la loi dans nos foyers!
Would make the law in our homes!
Quoi! ces phalanges mercenaires
What! These mercenary phalanxes
Terrasseraient nos fils guerriers!
Would strike down our warrior sons!
Grand Dieu! par des mains enchaînées
Great God! By chained hands
Nos fronts sous le joug se ploieraient
Our foreheads would bow under the yoke
De vils despotes deviendraient
Vile despots would become
Les maîtres des destinées
The masters of our destinies
Tremblez, tyrans et vous perfides
Tremble, tyrants and you perfidious
L'opprobre de tous les partis
The disgrace of all parties
Tremblez! vos projets parricides
Tremble! Your parricidal projects
Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix!
Will finally receive their reward!
Tout est soldat pour vous combattre
Everyone is a soldier to fight you
S'ils tombent, nos jeunes héros
If they fall, our young heroes
La France en produit de nouveaux
France will produce new ones
Contre vous tout prêts à se battre
Ready to fight against you
Français, en guerriers magnanimes
Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors
Portez ou retenez vos coups!
Bear or hold back your blows!
Épargnez ces tristes victimes
Spare those sad victims
À regret s'armant contre nous
Reluctantly arming against us
Mais ces despotes sanguinaires
But those bloodthirsty despots
Mais ces complices de Bouillé
But those accomplices of Bouillé
Tous ces tigres qui, sans pitié
All those tigers who, without pity
Déchirent le sein de leur mère!
Tear apart the breast of their mother!
Nous entrerons dans la carrière
We will enter the career
Quand nos aînés n'y seront plus
When our elders are no longer there
Nous y trouverons leur poussière
We will find their dust
Et la trace de leurs vertus
And the trace of their virtues
Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre
Far less eager to survive them
Que de partager leur cercueil
Than to share their coffin
Nous aurons le sublime orgueil
We will have the sublime pride
De les venger ou de les suivre!
To avenge them or to follow them!
Amour sacré de la Patrie
Sacred love of the Fatherland
Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs
Lead, support our avenging arms
Liberté, Liberté chérie
Liberty, cherished Liberty
Combats avec tes défenseurs!
Fight with your defenders!
Sous nos drapeaux, que la victoire
Under our flags, let victory
Accoure à tes mâles accents
Hasten to your manly accents
Que tes ennemis expirants
Let your dying enemies
Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire!
See your triumph and our glory!
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