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| England supporters urged to sing La Marseillaise before France friendly | England supporters urged to sing La Marseillaise before France friendly |
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| England supporters attending Tuesday’s friendly against France are being encouraged to join in with the French national anthem in a show of solidarity to those who lost their lives in the Paris attacks. | England supporters attending Tuesday’s friendly against France are being encouraged to join in with the French national anthem in a show of solidarity to those who lost their lives in the Paris attacks. |
| Related: Full France squad to fly to London for England friendly at Wembley | Related: Full France squad to fly to London for England friendly at Wembley |
| Despite doubts that the match at Wembley would go ahead, Didier Deschamps’ squad will fly to London on Monday after the French Football Confederation insisted it must take place as a show of solidarity. | Despite doubts that the match at Wembley would go ahead, Didier Deschamps’ squad will fly to London on Monday after the French Football Confederation insisted it must take place as a show of solidarity. |
| Fans will face the biggest security operation there has been at the new Wembley after more than 130 people were killed in a series of attacks on Friday night, with a series of tributes planned. | Fans will face the biggest security operation there has been at the new Wembley after more than 130 people were killed in a series of attacks on Friday night, with a series of tributes planned. |
| That includes the singing of La Marseillaise, written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in the aftermath of the French Revolution in 1792, with plans to display the lyrics on big screens at the stadium. Wembley’s iconic arch will also remain illuminated by the French Tricolore, with France’s national motto Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité also on display. | That includes the singing of La Marseillaise, written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in the aftermath of the French Revolution in 1792, with plans to display the lyrics on big screens at the stadium. Wembley’s iconic arch will also remain illuminated by the French Tricolore, with France’s national motto Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité also on display. |
| England fans, who have traditionally held up cards to form a huge cross of St George, will instead create a French Tricolor, while both teams will wear black armbands. Around 70,000 fans are expected to attend the match which will be preceded by a minute’s silence. | |
| La Marseillaise: full lyrics | La Marseillaise: full lyrics |
| Allons, enfants de la patrie, | Allons, enfants de la patrie, |
| Le jour de gloire est arrivé. | Le jour de gloire est arrivé. |
| Contre nous, de la tyrannie | Contre nous, de la tyrannie |
| L’étendard sanglant est levé. | L’étendard sanglant est levé. |
| Entendez-vous, dans les campagnes, | Entendez-vous, dans les campagnes, |
| Mugir ces féroces soldats? | Mugir ces féroces soldats? |
| Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras | Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras |
| Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes. | Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes. |
| Aux armes, citoyens! | Aux armes, citoyens! |
| Formez vos bataillons, | Formez vos bataillons, |
| Marchons, marchons! | Marchons, marchons! |
| Qu’un sang impur | Qu’un sang impur |
| Abreuve nos sillons. | Abreuve nos sillons. |