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| Hands off our Marseillaise, say French politicians | ||
| 2005-07-07 | ||
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| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #17 "Listen! Our national anthem, the Mayonaise! The troops must be dressing..." -- Duck Soup |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-07-07 10:32 |
| #16 Sounds like the Phrench need to start taking the words to heart. What! These foreign cohorts! They would make laws in our courts! Already happening. Both in France and the US. Damn SCOTUS. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-07 10:16 |
| #15 I've always liked the tune. It is something a human being can sing. I certainly don't have the range to deal with "The Star Spangled Banner." (And my father-in-law tried to join in singing the anthem at a ball game one afternoon, and the fellow in front of him turned around and demanded "Are you some kind of Communist?") |
| Posted by: James 2005-07-07 10:01 |
| #14 Just watch yourself trying to sing it at Rick's. Some damn Eurocrat will order the place shut down. |
| Posted by: Hupavising Slomosing7791 2005-07-07 09:22 |
| #13 Lyrics are so-so but it does have one hell of a beat, a fine anthem to riot to. |
| Posted by: Shiipman 2005-07-07 09:10 |
| #12 oops...'La Marseillaise' |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-07 08:19 |
| #11 marseille |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-07-07 08:17 |
| #10 Thanks Mucky! Now Im headed to sleep hearing the Ramones in my head. ... DDT did a job on me Now I am a real sickie Guess I'll have to break the news That I got no mind to lose All the girls are in love with me I'm a teenage lobotomy Lobotomy, lobotomy, lobotomy, lobotomy! That and BLitzkreig Bop Hey, Ho, Lets GO! (All revved up and ready to go) |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-07-07 04:42 |
| #9 HHHHHhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmm, A chanty popular but allegedly racist song from a French revolution whom legend states was started by poor Hungarian and Gypsy emigres to a'Paris!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2005-07-07 03:39 |
| #8 French National Surrender Anthem "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Times is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles today, Tommorrow will be dying." |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-07-07 01:59 |
| #7 There are a few errors in the translation: the worst of them is the howling of those fearsome soldiers it is: the howling of those ferocious soldiers But I certainly see why both Islamists and eurocrats would dislike the part where it tells: What! These foreign cohorts! They would make laws in our courts! |
| Posted by: JFM 2005-07-07 01:54 |
| #6 hmmm. dont looker like rasism to me to be onest. jus a litter nashenal pride. but mebbe thatn ofensive itself to em frensh now. nyoo sugeschen for frensh antheme: Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-oh I wanna be sedated Just get me to the airport put me on a plane Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane I can't control my fingers I can't control my brain Oh no no no no no Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go.... Just put me in a wheelchair and put me on a plane Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane I can't control my fingers I can't control my brain Oh no no no no no Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-o I wanna be sedated Just put me in a wheelchair get me to the show Hurry hurry hurry before I gotta go I can't control my fingers I can't control my toes Oh no no no no no Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go... Just put me in a wheelchair... Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated comin thinkn it, thatn probly shuld be my antheme. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2005-07-07 00:48 |
| #5 The howling of these fearsome soldiers They are coming into our midst To cut the throats of your sons and consorts Is that the part the Algerians whistled at? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-07-07 00:38 |
| #4 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 your battalionsWhat 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 us 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 blows Spare these sad victims That they regret taking up arms against us But not these bloody despots These accomplices of Bouillé All these tigers who pitilessly Ripped out their mothers' wombs We too shall enlist When our elders' time has come To add to the list of deeds Inscribed upon their tombs 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 manly tone So that in death your enemies See your triumph and our glory! |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-07-07 00:31 |
| #3 Marseillaise in English |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-07-07 00:24 |
| #2 dont speek frensh. donet know em goddam theeng itn sayin. mebbe sumone shuld cloo in em rest of us ignorant proles. :) |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2005-07-07 00:10 |
| #1 Maybe they should try listening to it more often... |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-07-07 00:07 |