Long time since I've added to this thread, think I might add more to the revolutionary songs and maybe a few others, but tonight I've added Le Depart de Bouglogne, a song of the empire which is underrated in my opinion!
Le Depart de BoulogneHistorical background: Probably composed after Napoleon's stunningly succesful campaign in 1805, the song is about the Grande Armee leaving Boulogne, where many corps had been encamped to prepare for an invasion of England, and marching East to fight the Austrians and Russians. The song is mentioned in the famous memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne of the Russian campaign in 1812.
Lyrics:
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Les Autrichiens disaient tous bas,
Les Français vont vite en besogne;
Prenons tandis qu'il n'y sont pas l'Alsace et la Bourgogne,
Ah! Tu t'en souviendra'larira,
Du depart de Boulogne. (x2)
De Paris le general mack,
Avait pris sans vergogne;
Il nous preparait du mick-mack, et voici qu'on l'empoigne.
Ah! Il s'en souviendra,larira,
Du depart de Boulogne. (x2)
Ne trouvant plus ses bons amis,
La Russie se renfrogne.
Monsieur Kutusof,il sont pris: regagnez la Pologne.
Ah!Il vous souviendra,larira,
Du depart de Boulogne. (x2)
On m'a fait faire,dit Francois,
De la belle besogne:
J'ai cru leur donner sur les doigts ce sont les miens qu'on rogne.
Ah!Il m'en souviendra,larira ,
Du depart de Boulogne.
Je te vois rire,Anglais cruel,
Quand pour toi l'on se cogne,
Mais nos amis sont au texel, aissi qu'a la corogne
Et l'on retrouvera,larira, gne;
Le chemin de Boulogne. (x2)
Youtube Link:
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KGkSaXDooE[/youtube]
One another note, could anyone hook me up with lyrics to 'On va leur percer le flanc!' that would have been sung during the empire. I've wanted to learn the song for years but there are so many alterations in terms of lyrics.
I'm also craving to learn a new song and it's either On va leur percer le flanc or another good song someone can recommend?
Otherwise I might just have to learn La Carmagnole and get a smack for being too revolutionary! (it'd be worth it though, that song is amazing)
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