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"La Marseillaise" [a] is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin " [b] ("War Song for the Army of the Rhine").
"O Canada" (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada.The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which French-language words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier.
" Bro Gozh ma Zadoù" (Kerneveg Breton pronunciation: [bʀoː ɡoːz‿ma ˈzɑːdu]; French: Vieux pays de mes ancêtres; "Old Land of My Fathers") is the anthem of Brittany. It is sung to the same tune as that of the national anthem of Wales, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", and has similar lyrics.
' Long Live Tahiti Nui ') is the territorial anthem of the overseas country of French Polynesia. It is sung during public or sport events alongside the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise". The lyrics are in Tahitian. It was adopted on 10 June 1993 by the Assembly of French Polynesia with the Loi du Pays 1993-60. [1]
" La Brabançonne" (French: [la bʁabɑ̃sɔn] (La Brabançonne); Dutch: "De Brabançonne"; ‹See Tfd› German: "Das Lied von Brabant") is the national anthem of Belgium. The originally French title refers to the Duchy of Brabant; the name is usually untranslated in Belgium's other two official languages, Dutch and German. [a]
It was the official anthem of the French Empire, [2] and it is currently the unofficial regional anthem of French Guiana and the presidential anthem of France. [3] The song was nicknamed "the brother of the Marseillaise" by Republican soldiers. [2] The song was first performed on 14 July 1794.
"Hymne Monégasque" (Monégasque: "Inu Munegascu"; [1] English: "Monégasque Anthem"), also known as "A Marcia de Muneghu" ("The March of Monaco"), [2] is the national anthem of Monaco. It was originally adopted in 1848 with French lyrics by Théophile Bellando de Castro and music by Bellando and Castil-Blaze.
" La Dessalinienne" (French pronunciation: [la dɛs.salinjɛn]; Haitian Creole: "Desalinyèn"; English: "The Dessalines Song") is the national anthem of Haiti. This march was written by Justin Lhérisson and composed by Nicolas Geffrard. [1] [2]