1795, (readopted 1870) France “La Marseillaise” A stirring, steady march thrums under some of the most violent lyrics of any national anthem in the world. “They’re coming . . . / To cut the throats of your sons, your women!” warns the second verse. “To arms, citizens, / Form your battalions, / March, march!” It was the original song of revolutionary mass politics. 1813 Argentina “Hear, Mortals, the Sacred Cry:...
1795, (readopted 1870) France “La Marseillaise” A stirring, steady march thrums under some of the most violent lyrics of any national anthem in the world. “They’re coming . . . / To cut the throats of your sons, your women!” warns the second verse. “To arms, citizens, / Form your...
1795, (readopted 1870) France “La Marseillaise” A stirring, steady march thrums under some of the most violent lyrics of any national anthem in the world. “They’re coming . . . / To cut the throats of your sons, your women!”...
