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| English: The Marseillaise | |
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_par_Rude,_Arc_de_Triomphe_Etoile_Paris.jpg) The Marseillais volunteers departing, sculpted on the Arc de Triomphe | |
National anthem of  France | |
| Also known as | « Chant de Guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin » (English: "War song for the Army of the Rhine") |
| Lyrics | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, 1792 |
| Music | Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle |
| Adopted | 14 July 1795 |
| Readopted | 1870 |
| Relinquished | 1799 |
| Audio sample | |
"La Marseillaise" (instrumental) | |
"The Marseillaise" (say: mar-say-YEZ) is the national anthem of France. The song was made by Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg on 26 April 1792, after France declared war against Austria. It was first called "Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin" (meaning "Marching Song of the Rhine Army").
It was first adopted in 1795 as the national anthem of the French First Republic by the French National Convention.