Veillons au salut de l'Empire
Veillons au salut de l'Empire (Let's ensure the salvation of the Empire) was the unofficial French national anthem under Napoleon.
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| Veillons au salut de l'Empire | |
| French lyrics | English translation |
|---|---|
| Veillons au salut de l'empire, | Let's ensure the salvation of the Empire, |
| Veillons au maintien de nos lois; | Let's ensure the maintenance of our laws; |
| Si le despotisme conspire, | If despotism conspires, |
| Conspirons la perte des rois! | We conspire the downfall of kings! |
| Liberté! (bis) que tout mortel te rende hommage! | Freedom! (repeat) that every mortal pays you homage! |
| Tyrans, tremblez! vous allez expier vos forfaits! | Tyrants, tremble! You will atone for your crimes! |
| Plutôt la mort que l'esclavage! | Death rather than slavery! |
| C'est la devise des Français. | That's the motto of the French. |
| Du salut de notre patrie | On our homeland's sake |
| Dépend celui de l'univers. | Depends the whole universe. |
| Si jamais elle est asservie, | If ever it was subjugated, |
| Tous les peuples sont dans les fers. | All people would be in chains. |
| Liberté! (bis) que tout mortel te rende hommage! | Freedom! (repeat) that every mortal pays you homage! |
| Tyrans, tremblez! vous allez expier vos forfaits! | Tyrants, tremble! You will atone for your crimes! |
| Plutôt la mort que l'esclavage! | Death rather than slavery! |
| C'est la devise des Français. | That's the motto of the French. |
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