Hommage aux Poilus - Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse - Marche militaire

Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse
(Musique de R. Planquette - Arr. F. Casadesus)
(Paroles de P. Cézane)
Solo, Chœurs
et Orchestre Victor Alix

Disque Parlophone n° 85.662 / mx. B. 138.686
Paris, mars 1932

A l'approche du 11 novembre, un hommage aux Poilus de 14-18
"Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse" est une marche militaire qui était très populaire auprès des Poilus. La chanson a été composée en 1872 par Planquette, qui composera quelques années plus tard "Les Cloches de Corneville". En 1872, la France vit encore le traumatisme de la défaite de 1870, et on ne parle que de revanche face à l'Allemagne. En cette période, beaucoup de chansons avec ce thème sont composées. Elles font presque toujours aux héros des guerres révolutionnaires, qui doivent servir de modèle aux nouvelles générations qui devront se battre pour défaire l'Allemagne et récuperer l'Alsace-Lorraine. C'est le cas de cette chanson, enregistrée dès 1904, et qui sera encore plus enregistrée après la Victoire de 1918. Elle est dans le même genre que "Le Rêve passe", créé en 1909 par Bérard, dans son registre patriotique: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUkS0zY8nkU
Plus d'infos sur cette chanson: http://www.chanson.udenap.org/50_chansons/02_regiment_de_sambre_et_meuse.htm

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Tribute to the "Poilus" of the First World War.
This song was composed in 1872, 2 years only after the disaster of the 1870's war with Prussia. It's a song of the 3rd French Republic, vengeful and patriot. As for all patriotics songs of this time, lyrics are about the glory of soldiers of the French Revolution, which will serve as models for the new soldiers of the new Republic, against Germany and for retrieve Alsace-Lorraine. This song was recorded many time from 1904, and especially after the Victory of 1918 (for example by Caruso in 1919).
In the same idea, "Le Rêve passe", by the great Bérard, in 1909:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUkS0zY8nkU

English lyrics:

All these proud children of Gaule
Went without truce and rest,
With their rifles on the shoulder.
Courage in the heart and back bag,
Glory was their food.
They were without bread, without shoes
There, they slept on the hard one
With their bags like pillows.

Chorus:

The regiment of Sambre and Meuse
Always went to the cry of "Freedom",
Seeking the glorious road
Who led to immortality.

To beat us, they were a hundred and thousand;
At their head, they had kings.
The General, weak old man,
Weakens for the first time.
Indicator certain the defeat,
It brings together all its soldiers.
Then it made beat the retirement
But they did not listen to it.

Repeat Chorus

The shock was similar to the lightning.
It was a combat of giant.
Drunk of glory, drunk of powder,
To die they tightened the rows.
The regiment by the grapeshot
Was attacked of everywhere.
However alive wall,
Impassive, remained upright.

Repeat Chorus

The number was right of courage.
A soldier remained, the last.
It was defended with rage,
But soon prisoner was made.
By seeing this savage hero,
The enemy cried over his fate.
The hero took a cartridge,
The Jura, then gave itself death.

Chorus:

The regiment of Sambre and Meuse,
Receipt death with the cry of "Freedom",
But its glorious history
He give right to immortality.

Script Ohio

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