The original name of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise" was "The War of the Rhine Army", and now it is usually played in paragraphs 1 and 6.

1On April 24th, 792, the French national anthem "La Marseillaise" was composed in Husstrasbourg. Its original name was Warsong of the Rhine Army, and the author was only an amateur musician.

At that time, France was at war with Austria, and French soldiers were very brave under the inspiration of La Marseillaise. There was once a bandleader who praised: "La Marseillaise is as powerful as a cannon." This song soon spread widely. Volunteers in Marseille like it very much. 1792 This song was sung when they marched into Paris during the French Revolution. So the Parisians called this song "Ode to Marseilles" and later called it "La Marseillaise".

On July 1795, La Marseillaise became the national anthem of France. From 1880, during the National Day military parade on July 14, the Marseillaise was played.

The Marseillaise originally had six lyrics, and the seventh and last paragraphs (not written by Rouge de Lear) were added later. Traditionally, the French national anthem used in public places only uses 1 and 6 paragraphs.