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by Marie-Joseph Chénier (1764 - 1811)

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by E. Vercoe)
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Language: French (Français) 
La France nous appelle,                                
Sachons vaincre ou sachons périr;                     
Un Français doit vivre pour elle,                      
Pour elle un Français doit mourir.

Composition:

    Set to music by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941), no title, 1986 [ mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano ], from stage composition Herstory III: Jehanne de Lorraine, no. 5, confirmed with composer's website

Text Authorship:

  • by Marie-Joseph Chénier (1764 - 1811)

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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 21

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