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not live long to enjoy. He was the author of many essays, songs, dramas, and musical com-positions, his sole means of support during a large part of his life being his literary labours. I believe that several of de Lisle's plays were translated and played in England. He died in 1836.
Of the words only six stanzas were originally written, but at least a dozen more were added by other hands about the same time. I append the first verse of de Lisle's version.
" Allons, enfants de la Patrie ! Le jour de gloire est arriv6 ; Contre nous de la tyrannie, L' 6tendard sanglant est lev6 Entendez-vous, dans les campagnes, Mugxr ces fdroces soldats ? Us viennent jusque dans nos bras, Egorger nos fils :—nos compagnes !
" Aux armes, mes citoyens ! Formez vos battaillons: Marchons, maichons, Qu'un sang impur: Abreuve nos sillons."
The Republican version of the lyric differs somewhat from the original.
One of the first and best English versions was published so soon as 1795, only three years 5 6s |
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