It's Bastille Day! I'm off to storm my office and free all the prisoners unjustly incarcerated by too much paperwork.
Anyone else out there celebrating?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I'll be going to catch a few Zs in a minute. Does that count?
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Happy Bastille Day!
I'm going to go terrorize... eh, I mean teach... twenty kids today! Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Allons enfants de la Patrie, le jour de gloire est arrivé Contre nous de la tyrannie L'étendard sanglant est levé. L'étendard sanglant est levé: Entendez-vous dans nos campagnes Mugir ces féroces soldats! Qui viennent jusque dans vos bras Égorger vos fils et vos compagnes.
Aux armes citoyens, Formez vos bataillons. Marchons! Marchons! (Refrain) Qu'un sang impur Abreuve nos sillons
Que veut cette horde d'esclaves De traîtres, de rois conjurés? Pour qui ces ignobles entraves Ces fers dès longtemps préparés Ces fers dès longtemps préparés Français, pour nous, Ah quel outrage Quel transport il doit exciter! C'est nous qu'on ose méditer De rendre à l'antique esclavage
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Quoi! Des cohortes étrangères Feraient la loi dans nos foyers! Quoi! Ces phalanges mercenaires Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers. Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers. Grand Dieu! Par des mains enchaînées Nos fronts, sous le joug, se ploieraient. De vils despotes deviendraient Les maîtres de nos destinées
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Tremblez tyrans, et vous perfides L'opprobe de tous les partis. Tremblez, vos projets parricides Vont enfin recevoir leur prix! Vont enfin recevoir leur prix! Tout est soldat pour vous combattre. S'ils tombent nos jeunes héros, La terre en produit de nouveaux Contre vous, tous prêts à se battre
Refrain
Français en guerriers magnanimes Portez ou retenez vos coups. Épargnez ces tristes victimes A regrets s'armant contre nous! A regrets s'armant contre nous! Mais ce despote sanguinaire Mais les complices de Bouillé Tous les tigres qui sans pitié Déchirent le sein de leur mère!
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Amour Sacré de la Patrie Conduis, soutiens nos braves vengeurs. Liberté, Liberté chérie Combats avec tes défenseurs Combats avec tes défenseurs Sous nos drapeaux, que la victoire Accoure à tes mâles accents Que tes ennemis expirants Voient ton triomphe et nous, notre gloire
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Nous entrerons dans la carrière Quand nos aînés n'y seront plus Nous y trouverons leur poussière Et la trace de leur vertus! Et la trace de leur vertus! Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre Que de partager leur cercueil. Nous aurons le sublime orgueil De les venger ou de les suivre
Refrain
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
It's the day here ! I'll go on an up place to look the firework display of Paris. I love that !!!
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Wow, I had no idea it has so many verses! Happy Bastille Day!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
If it wasn't so darned hot I might cook something special, not becuase I really celebrate Bastille Day much, but just because I can. Posted by divaesefani (Member # 3763) on :
I celebrate on Bastille Day every year. But that's because it's my birthday!
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
It's also my dad's birthday. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:If it wasn't so darned hot I might cook something special, not becuase I really celebrate Bastille Day much, but just because I can.
I'm going to make French Fries!
A Votre Sante! <-- my favorite French toast Posted by theamazeeaz (Member # 6970) on :
ooh Choobak, thanks for the exta versuses. They only taught us the first one in French class.
Posted by Coccinelle (Member # 5832) on :
In celebration of Bastille Day I had a baguette with jam and butter (the real stuff) for breakfast Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Tante -
To make that historically accurate, there'd have to ACTUALLY be hardened criminals trapped by the paper work. Which means you work with the Marquis de Sade.
I too did not know there were that many verses to Les Marseilaise. I thought it was just the first verse. But then, how many Americans even know that there are three more verses to the Star Spangled Banner that we never sing?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Lyrhawn, Nah, it's not all that bad where I work. I'm just not as historically accurate as I ought to be.
Tout a l'heure, alligateur!
Votre Tante,
Esther
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
<---- knows all the verses to The Star Spangled Banner <---- would rather sing you La Marseillaise
I adore the quatorze juillet! I woke up this morning, and since I have a lack of friends in these parts who will celebrate these things with me, I made crêpes for the ladies at the chiropractor's office. I presented them and said "Happy Bastille Day!" and they looked at me oddly and smiled wryly, but I think they enjoyed the crêpes.
Tonight, though, I'm going to drive 30 miles to a bookstore that's having a Bastille Day party with free food ( ), even though I know nothing of the book they're publicizing (something called French Women Don't Get Fat). This is almost as cool as the 14 juillet a few years back where I had the entire French department over for crêpes and galettes and we watched Mondo and played "Pin the Head on Marie Antoinette."
I still have that game if anyone ever wants to borrow it.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
No one around here appreciates foriegn holidays. At work today I asked a girl of she was going to celebrate Bastille day.
Me - Are you celebrating Bastille Day today? Her - What's that? Me - Oh come on, you know, basically French Independence Day. Her - Really? What does it celebrate? Me - It's in commemoration of the day the French revolutionaries stormed the..... Her - Kremlin? Me - Stick to American holidays.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Most National Anthems have tons of (sometimes rather embaressing) 'second' verses. God Save the Queen, for example, goes on about crushing enemies.
quote: O Lord, our God, arise, Scatter thine enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On thee our hopes we fix: God save us all.
Or, from Oh Canada...
quote:O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies May stalwart sons and gentle maidens rise, To keep thee steadfast through the years From East to Western Sea, Our own beloved native land! Our True North, strong and free!
How embarassing! Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
quote:]No one around here appreciates foriegn holidays.
Show me one French person, in France, who celebrates the Fourth of July, and then I'll do something special for Bastille Day. Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Happy Bastille Day, y'all.
Happy Birthday divaesefani!
Annie, from what I hear, the book is something of a diet book. It's written by the CEO of Veuve Clicquot, a native Frenchwoman. It basically says to eat small protions of whatever you want, take the stairs instead of the elevator, drink lots of water, and eat fruits and vegetables. Nothing revolutionary, but apparently she has a fun perspective. I think I'll see if my library has it.
I once asked my chem T.A. why French women are so thin (she was a slender, glamorous Parisian) and she said, "Because we smoke cigarettes and drink wine." We were outside taking a smoking break at the time. As beautiful as she was, I'm still glad I quit.
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