“La Marseillaise”: The Sort of Blood-Thirsty Anthem American Patriots Could Use! (Video; Sung by Mireille Mathieu, with English Subtitles)

By “W”
Sat, Jan 23, 2021 9:48 p.m.

“La Marseillaise”

“W”: I don’t think I’d paid attention to the lyrics until now. What a blood-thirsty anthem....

 

“La Marseillaise,” Sung by Mireille Mathieu. American English Subtitles.
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•Nov 17, 2016

 

 

“Performance at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in 1989 for its 100th anniversary. Mireille Mathieu sings La Marseillaise, the French national anthem.

“According to reports at the time, 'Mathieu sang the anthem of France so grandly and shrewdly that tears welled up across the country, many patriotic citizens even needed medical treatment.'

“Ten years later, she was awarded the Medal of the French Legion of Honor. My translation to American English, weighing literal accuracy, lyrical style, and contemporary US context.”