The Standard of Revolt
"Le drapeau rouge" | |
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Song | |
Language | French |
English title | The Standard of Revolt |
Written | 1877 |
Published | 1877 |
Genre | revolutionary song |
Songwriter(s) |
Paul Brousse (original French) Bolesław Czerwieński (Polish) Michael L. Korr (English) Rosa Luxemburg (German) |
Composer(s) | Jacques Vogt |
The Standard of Revolt (original French title: Le drapeau rouge, The Red Flag) is a French socialist and anarchist revolutionary song written in 1877 by Paul Brousse to the melody of the Swiss patriotic song Les bords de la libre Sarine by Jacques Vogt.[1]
The English translation by M.L. Korr, published in 1932, is not based on the original French, but on the substantially modified Polish 1882 version by Bolesław Czerwieński, titled Czerwony sztandar, which became the anthem of the Polish Socialist Party and was the basis for Russian, German (by Rosa Luxemburg) and other versions.[2]
Lyrics and variants
French versions
Original French lyrics (Paul Brousse, 1877)[1] |
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Dans la fumée et le désordre,
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Modified French lyrics (Achille Le Roy, 1885)[1] |
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Les révoltés du Moyen Âge
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References
- 1 2 3 Robert Brécy (1975). "Le Drapeau rouge". Revue d’Histoire Moderne & Contemporaine (in French). 22 (2): 262–268.
- ↑ Józef Kozłowski (1966). Pieśń Bolesława Czerwieńskiego [Bolesław Czerwieński's Song] (in Polish). Książka i Wiedza.