The National Anthem of Athens is the new anthem of the Territory of Athens. Adopted by the Russians after the war.
Lyrics[]
Allons enfants de la Patrie, | Arise, children of the Fatherland, |
Le jour de gloire est arrivé! | The day of glory has arrived! |
Contre nous de la tyrannie, | Against us of tyranny |
L'étendard sanglant est levé, (bis) | The bloody banner is raised, (repeat) |
Entendez-vous dans les campagnes | Do you hear, in the countryside, |
Mugir ces féroces soldats ? | The roar of those ferocious soldiers? |
Ils viennent jusque dans nos bras | They're coming right into our arms |
Égorger nos fils et nos compagnes ! | To cut the throats of our sons and women! |
Aux armes, citoyens, | To arms, citizens, |
Formez vos bataillons, | Form your battalions, |
Marchons, marchons ! | Let's march, let's march! |
Qu'un sang impur | That an impure blood |
Abreuve nos sillons ! | Waters our furrows! |
Que veut cette horde d'esclaves, | What does this horde of slaves, |
De traîtres, de rois conjurés ? | Of traitors and conjured kings want? |
Pour qui ces ignobles entraves, | For whom are these vile chains, |
Ces fers dès longtemps préparés ? (bis) | These long-prepared irons? (repeat) |
Atenos, pour nous, ah ! quel outrage | Athenians, for us, ah! What outrage |
Quels transports il doit exciter ! | What fury it must arouse! |
C'est nous qu'on ose méditer | It is us they dare plan |
De rendre à l'antique esclavage ! | To return to the old slavery! |
Aux armes, citoyens... | To arms, citizens... |
Quoi ! des cohortes étrangères | What! Foreign cohorts |
Feraient la loi dans nos foyers ! | Would make the law in our homes! |
Quoi ! Ces phalanges mercenaires | What! These mercenary phalanxes |
Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers ! (bis) | Would strike down our proud warriors! (repeat) |
Grand Dieu ! Par des mains enchaînées | Great God ! By chained hands |
Nos fronts sous le joug se ploieraient | Our brows would yield under the yoke |
De vils despotes deviendraient | Vile despots would have themselves |
Les maîtres de nos destinées ! | The masters of our destinies! |
Aux armes, citoyens... | To arms, citizens... |
Tremblez, tyrans et vous perfides | Tremble, tyrants and you traitors |
L'opprobre de tous les partis, | The shame of all parties, |
Tremblez ! vos projets parricides | Tremble! Your parricidal schemes |
Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix ! (bis) | Will finally receive their reward! (repeat) |
Tout est soldat pour vous combattre, | Everyone is a soldier to combat you |
S'ils tombent, nos jeunes héros, | If they fall, our young heroes, |
La terre en produit de nouveaux, | The earth will produce new ones, |
Contre vous tout prêts à se battre ! | Ready to fight against you! |
Aux armes, citoyens... | To arms, citizens... |
Atenos, en guerriers magnanimes, | Athenians, as magnanimous warriors, |
Portez ou retenez vos coups ! | You bear or hold back your blows! |
Épargnez ces tristes victimes, | You spare those sorry victims, |
À regret s'armant contre nous. (bis) | Who arm against us with regret. (repeat) |
Mais ces despotes sanguinaires, | But not these bloodthirsty despots, |
Mais ces complices de Bouillé, | These accomplices of Bouillé, |
Tous ces tigres qui, sans pitié, | All these tigers who, mercilessly, |
Déchirent le sein de leur mère ! | Rip their mother's breast! |
Aux armes, citoyens... | To arms, citizens... |
Amour sacré de la Patrie, | Sacred love of the Fatherland, |
Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs | Lead, support our avenging arms |
Liberté, Liberté chérie, | Liberty, cherished Liberty, |
Combats avec tes défenseurs ! (bis) | Fight with thy defenders! (repeat) |
Sous nos drapeaux que la victoire | Under our flags, shall victory |
Accoure à tes mâles accents, | Hurry to thy manly accents, |
Que tes ennemis expirants | That thy expiring enemies, |
Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire ! | See thy triumph and our glory! |
Aux armes, citoyens... | To arms, citizens... |
(Couplet des enfants) | (Children's Verse) |
Nous entrerons dans la carrière[7] | We shall enter the (military) career |
Quand nos aînés n'y seront plus, | When our elders are no longer there, |
Nous y trouverons leur poussière | There we shall find their dust |
Et la trace de leurs vertus (bis) | And the trace of their virtues (repeat) |
Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre | Much less keen to survive them |
Que de partager leur cercueil, | Than to share their coffins, |
Nous aurons le sublime orgueil | We shall have the sublime pride |
De les venger ou de les suivre | Of avenging or following them |
Aux armes, citoyens... | To arms, citizens... |
English versification, public domain [8]
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Ye sons of Athens, awake to glory, |
Hark, hark! what myriads bid you rise! |
Your children, wives and white-haired grandsires. |
Behold their tears and hear their cries! (repeat) |
Shall hateful tyrants, mischiefs breeding, |
With hireling hosts, a ruffian band, |
Affright and desolate the land, |
While peace and liberty lie bleeding? |
To arms, to arms, ye brave! |
The avenging sword unsheath, |
March on, march on! |
All hearts resolv'd |
On victory or death! |
Now, now, the dangerous storm is rolling |
Which treacherous kings confederate raise! |
The dogs of war, let loose, are howling, |
And lo! our fields and cities blaze! (repeat)
alt: And lo! our homes will soon invade! |
And shall we basely view the ruin |
While lawless force with guilty stride |
Spreads desolation far and wide |
With crimes and blood his hands embruing? |
To arms, to arms, ye brave!... |
With luxury and pride surrounded |
The vile insatiate despots dare, |
Their thirst of power and gold unbounded, |
To mete and vend the light and air! (repeat) |
Like beasts of burden would they load us, |
Like gods would bid their slaves adore, |
But man is man, and who is more? |
Then shall they longer lash and goad us? |
To arms, to arms, ye brave!... |
O Liberty, can man resign thee |
Once having felt thy generous flame? |
Can dungeons, bolts or bars confine thee |
Or whips thy noble spirit tame? (repeat) |
Too long the world has wept, bewailing |
That falsehood's dagger tyrants wield, |
But freedom is our sword and shield, |
And all their arts are unavailing. |
To arms, to arms, ye brave!... |