Passing Strange
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Arise children of the fatherland
The day of glory has arrived
Against us tyranny's
Bloody standard is raised
Listen to the sound in the fields
The howling of these fearsome soldiers
They are coming into your midst
To cut the throats of your sons and consorts
Chorus
To arms, citizens!
Form your battalions!
March, march
Let impure blood
Water our furrows
What do they want this horde of slaves
Of traitors and conspiratorial kings?
For whom these vile chains
These long-prepared irons?
Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage
What methods must be taken?
It is us they dare plan
To return to the old slavery!
Chorus
What! These foreign cohorts!
They would make laws in our courts!
What! These mercenary phalanxes
Would cut down our warrior sons
Good Lord! By chained hands
Our brow would yield under the yoke
The vile despots would have themselves be
The masters of destiny
Chorus
Tremble, tyrants and traitors
The shame of all good men
Tremble! Your parricidal schemes
Will receive their just reward
Against you we are all soldiers
If they fall, our young heroes
France will bear new ones
Ready to join the fight against you
Chorus
Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors
Bear or hold back your blows
Spare these sad victims
That they regret taking up arms against us
But not these bloody despots
These accomplices of Bouillé
All these tigers who pitilessly
Ripped out their mothers' wombs
Chorus
We shall enter into the career
When our elders will no longer be there
There we shall find their ashes
And the mark of their virtues
We are much less jealous of surviving them
Than of sharing their coffins
We shall have the sublime pride
Of avenging or joining them
Chorus
Drive on sacred patriotism
Support our avenging arms
Liberty, cherished liberty
Join the struggle with your defenders
Under our flags, let victory
Hurry to your manly tone
So that in death your enemies
See your triumph and our glory!
Chorus

This one's somewhat less benign from North of the 49... ;)

In Days of yore,
From Britain's shore,
Wolfe the dauntless hero came
And planted firm Britannia's flag
On Canada's fair domain.
Here may it wave,
Our boast, our pride,
And join in love together,
The thistle, shamrock, rose entwined,
The Maple Leaf Forever
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[CHORUS]
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The Maple Leaf
Our Emblem Dear,
The Maple Leaf Forever.
God save our Queen and heaven bless,
The Maple Leaf Forever.
At Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane
Our brave fathers side by side
For freedom's home and loved ones dear,
Firmly stood and nobly died.
And so their rights which they maintained,
We swear to yield them never.
Our watchword ever more shall be:
The Maple Leaf Forever!
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[CHORUS]
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Our fair Dominion now extends
From Cape Race to Nootka Sound
May peace forever be our lot
And plenty a store abound
And may those ties of love be ours
Which discord cannot sever
And flourish green for freedom's home
The Maple Leaf Forever.
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[CHORUS]
But whate'er I be,
Nor I, nor any man that is,
With nothing shall be pleased till he be eased
With being nothing.
William Shakespeare - Richard II
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Messages In This Thread
Passing Strange - by Occhidiangela - 09-21-2004, 03:28 PM
Passing Strange - by Griselda - 09-21-2004, 06:47 PM
Passing Strange - by Lady Vashj - 09-21-2004, 07:07 PM
Passing Strange - by smithy - 09-21-2004, 07:14 PM
Passing Strange - by Jeunemaitre - 09-21-2004, 07:28 PM
Passing Strange - by Jeunemaitre - 09-21-2004, 07:31 PM
Passing Strange - by Chaerophon - 09-21-2004, 07:39 PM
Passing Strange - by ShadowHM - 09-21-2004, 08:31 PM
Passing Strange - by Chaerophon - 09-21-2004, 09:01 PM
Passing Strange - by Minionman - 09-21-2004, 11:03 PM
Passing Strange - by Occhidiangela - 09-22-2004, 08:40 AM
Passing Strange - by Jeunemaitre - 09-22-2004, 02:44 PM
Passing Strange - by Lady Vashj - 09-22-2004, 07:06 PM
Passing Strange - by Minionman - 09-22-2004, 11:47 PM

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