La Noirasque

"La Noirasque" (The Noirasque) is the of the Sovereign Republic of Noir. The anthem was adopted at the time of the country's independence from in 1803. The song and lyrics were written by José Pélissier and Adrien Badeaux respectively in 1801 as a patriotic song by the Noirasque rebels, and officially accepted by the Congress of Noir following the expulsion of the French forces two years later.

Lyrics

 * En ce jour le soleil se lève
 * Et notre Noir resplendit.
 * Une longue nuit s'achève,
 * Un grand bonheur a surgi.
 * Chantons tous avec ivresse
 * Le chant de la liberté.
 * Refrain :
 * Noirasque, debout fièrement partout,
 * Proclamons l'union de notre nation,
 * Oublions ce qui nous divise,
 * Soyons plus unis que jamais,
 * Vivons pour notre devise:
 * Unité, travail, progrès!
 * Vivons pour notre devise:
 * Unité, travail, progrès!
 * Des forêts jusqu'à la rivière,
 * Des rivière jusqu'à la mer,
 * Un seul peuple, une seule âme,
 * Un seul cœur, ardent et fier,
 * Luttons tous, tant que nous sommes,
 * Pour notre vieux pays noir.
 * Refrain
 * Et s'il nous faut mourir, en somme
 * Qu'importe puisque nos enfants,
 * Partout, pourront dire comme
 * On triomphe en combattant,
 * Et dans le moindre village
 * Chantent sous nos trois couleurs.
 * Refrain


 * On this day the sun rises
 * And our Noir stands resplendent.
 * A long night is ended,
 * A great happiness has come.
 * Let us all, with wild joyfulness, sing
 * The song of freedom.
 * Chorus:
 * Arise, Noireasque, proud every man,
 * Proclaim the unity of our nation.
 * Let us forget what divides us
 * And become more united than ever.
 * Let us live our motto:
 * Unity, work, progress.
 * Let us live our motto:
 * Unity, work, progress.
 * From the forest to the river,
 * From the river to ,
 * One people, one soul,
 * One heart, ardent and proud.
 * Let us all fight, every one of us,
 * For our black country.
 * Chorus
 * And if we have to die,
 * What does it really matter? Our children
 * Everywhere will be able to say how
 * Triumph comes through battle,
 * And in the smallest village
 * Sing beneath our three colours.
 * Chorus