The new version Recommend Video : The Marseillaise was a very popular revolutionary song an anthem to freedom a patriotic call to fight against tyranny and foreign invasion. The French National Convention adopted it as the Republic's anthem in 1795The song acquired its nickname after being sung in Paris by volunteers from Marseille marching to the capitalThe song is the first example of the “European march“ anthemic style. The anthem's evocative melody and lyrics have led to its widespread use as a song of revolution and its incorporation into many pieces of classical and popular music. Ursprung der Marseillaise Die Marseillaise wurde von Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in der Nacht auf den 26. April 1792 während der französischen Kriegserklärung des Ersten Koalitionskrieges im elsässischen Straßburg verfasst. Sie hatte zunächst den Titel Chant de guerre pour l’armée du Rhin, d. h. „Kriegsl
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