[Intro] “Oh! But France!! How you have changed!!” [Verse 1] Yes, my arms once held each child close to my heart, Oh, I offered my valleys, my fields, every part, I loved you so deeply, as mother to son, I longed you be free, equal, joined into one. [Chorus] But what do I see? Oh, it tears me apart, My people are scattered, each world set apart, Reject me, deny me — I still will be France, Cast your scorn upon me — I still will be France. [Verse 2] They thought they could rule me by breaking the line, And claimed my closed borders made beauty divine, Whose face could still dare to be called my true child, When every last measure is twisted, reviled? [Chorus] But what do I hear? Oh, it tears me apart, My people are scattered, each world set apart, Block me or bleed me — I still will be France, My soul undefinable — I will be France. [Bridge] See: my bosom burns with fire, and pain, Governments, parliaments speaking in vain. All is trickery now, truth a shadow betrayed, Every word just another venomous blade. [Chorus] But what do I hear? Oh, it tears me apart, My people are scattered, each world set apart, Love me, defend me — I still will be France, Free, equal, fraternal — I still will be France! [Outro - melody: La Marseillaise] Arise! [Outro - melody: La Marseillaise] Ar [Outro - melody: La Marseillaise] Arise! [Outro - melody: La Marseillaise] Arise, O children of my land, The day of accord is close at hand. People, behold yourselves as one, The “other” is no longer foe to shun. Arise, O children of my land, The day of a universal heart has come! [Instrumental choir]
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