It's a shame that France's secularism caused this verse of the original
La Marseillaise to not make it into the official anthem. It seems appropriate to the moment.
Dieu de clémence et de justice
Vois nos tyrans, juge nos coeurs
Que ta bonté nous soit propice
Défends-nous de ces oppresseurs
Défends-nous de ces oppresseurs
Tu règnes au ciel et sur terre
Et devant Toi, tout doit fléchir
De ton bras, viens nous soutenir
Toi, grand Dieu, maître du tonnerre.
Aux armes, citoyens,
Formez vos bataillons,
Marchons, marchons !
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons ! | | God of mercy and justice
See our tyrants, judge our hearts
Thy goodness be with us
Defend us from these oppressors
Defend us from these oppressors
You reign in heaven and on earth
And before You all must bend
In your arms, come support us
You Great God, Lord of the thunder.
To arms, citizens,
Form your battalions,
March on, march on!
Let an impure blood
Water our furrows! |
