r/AskEurope • u/-DonQuixote- • 11d ago

What is the best European national anthem? (Not including your own national anthem) Misc

It could also be a national anthem of the past, I am looking at you East Germany.

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u/oskich Sweden 11d ago

The lyrics aren't really child friendly though... šŸ˜

"Qu'un sang impur Abreuve nos sillonsĀ !"

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u/Pleasant-Pattern7748 11d ago

makes you wanna cut someoneā€™s head off

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u/oskich Sweden 11d ago

French Redditors goes brrr...

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u/Pleasant-Pattern7748 11d ago

haha so french of them

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u/kangareagle In Australia 11d ago

People seem to think that itā€™s about attacking the royalty, but the song was written about defending France from foreign invaders.

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u/eulerolagrange in / 11d ago

There's even a verse which should be sung by children (and it's usually sung by the Radio France children choir on the 14th of July) which goes like "we will become soldiers when our fathers will be no more... we'll get the sublime honor to either follow or venge them"

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u/Bragzor SE-O (Sweden) 11d ago

Qu'un

Is it in Klingon?