National Anthem Comparison
France vs Monaco
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Shared themes
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Different moods
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139 years apart
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Same continent
Comparison Analysis
France and Monaco, both Europe nations, take distinct approaches to their national anthems. France's "La Marseillaise" was written in 1792, while Monaco's "Monegasque Anthem" dates to 1931.
Both anthems share themes of freedom. France additionally explores revolution and battle / war, while Monaco also touches on monarchy, god / faith, love of homeland and nature.
The emotional tones differ: France's anthem is fierce, while Monaco's is majestic.
France's anthem predates Monaco's by 139 years, having been written in 1792 compared to 1931.
France changed its national anthem in 1879, reflecting a shift in the nation's identity or political landscape.
Shared themes
France
🔥 Revolution ⚔ Battle / War 🕊 Freedom
Monaco
👑 Monarchy ✝ God / Faith ❤ Love of homeland 🕊 Freedom 🌿 Nature
Shared themes:
🕊 Freedom
Metadata
| France | Monaco | |
|---|---|---|
| Written | 1792 | 1931 |
| Adopted | 1795 | 1848 |
| Lyricist | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle | Louis Notari; sung adaptation by Fernand Bertrand |
| Composer | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle | Charles Albrecht; arranged by Léon Jehin |
| Language | fr | monegasque |
| Region | Western Europe | Western Europe |
Lyrics Side by Side
France
La Marseillaise
Original
Allons enfants de la Patrie,
Le jour de gloire est arrivé !
Contre nous de la tyrannie,
L'étendard sanglant est levé,
L'étendard sanglant est levé !
Entendez-vous dans les campagnes
Mugir ces féroces soldats ?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras
Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes !
Aux armes, citoyens,
Formez vos bataillons,
Marchons, marchons !
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons !
Translation
Arise, children of the Fatherland,
The day of glory has arrived!
Against us, tyranny's
Bloody banner is raised,
The bloody banner is raised!
Do you hear, in the countryside,
The roar of those ferocious soldiers?
They are coming right into your arms
To cut the throats of your sons and women!
To arms, citizens,
Form your battalions,
Let's march, let's march!
Let an impure blood
Water our furrows!
Monaco
Hymne monégasque
Original
Oilà cü ne toca!
Oilà cü ne garda!
Fò che cadün sace ben aiçò d'aiçì:
[Riturnelu]
Despoei tugiù, sciü d'u nostru paise
Se ride au ventu, u meme pavayùn
Despoei tugiù a curù russa e gianca
E stà r'emblèma d'a nostra libertà
Grandi e piciui, l'an sempre respetà
N'amu ch'üna tradiçiun,
N'amu ch'üna religiun,
Amu avüu per u nostru unù
I meme Principi tugiù
E ren nun ne scangerà
Tantu ch'u suriyu lüjerà;
Diu sempre n'agiüterà
E ren nun ne scangerà.
Translation
Hey there, you who are near us!
Hey there, you who watch us!
Let everyone know this well:
[Chorus]
Since time immemorial, above our land,
The same flag has flown gaily in the wind;
Since time immemorial, the red and white colours
Have been the emblem of our freedom:
Great and small have always respected them!
We have only one tradition,
We have only one religion,
We have had, to our honour,
The same Princes always,
And nothing will change us
As long as the sun shines;
God will always help us,
And nothing will change us.
Interesting facts
France
- 1. Rouget de Lisle was a royalist who nearly lost his head to the very revolution his song celebrated
- 2. Napoleon banned it during his empire, the Bourbons banned it again after his fall, and it was only permanently restored in 1879
- 3. The Beatles' 'All You Need Is Love' opens with the first bars of La Marseillaise, played by an orchestra in George Martin's arrangement; the song premiered in 1967 on a worldwide satellite broadcast seen by some 400 million people
- 4. Article 2 of the French constitutions of both 1946 and 1958 confirms La Marseillaise as the national anthem
Monaco
- 1. Although French is the language commonly spoken in Monaco, only the Monegasque words of the anthem are official, and they are generally sung only on official occasions
- 2. Bellando's original French lyrics were addressed to the 'proud companions of the Civic Guard', a force Prince Florestan I created in March 1848 after Menton and Roquebrune broke away from the principality
- 3. The original French lyrics also praised Monaco's 'sky always pure, shores always in bloom' and called its sovereign 'more loved than a king'; neither line appears in Notari's Monegasque text
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