Карманьолу - La Carmagnole - The Carmagnole (English Lyrics)
"The Carmagnole," also known as "Let's Dance the Carmagnole" or "Song of the Carmagnole," is a popular revolutionary song dating back to 1792 when crowds Sans-Culottes would sing it in protest of the French royal family, often accompanied by Ça Ira. The Carmagnole would reach its peak popularity during the era of the Montagnards where the Sans-Culottes were given the opportunity to bring their former tormentors - the priests, nobility, and aristocrats - to justice, often forcing them to sing and dance The Carmagnole as an act of humiliation. After the Thermidorian counter-revolution and murder of Robespierre, however, The Carmagnole and other revolutionary songs fell out of favour, only seeing a revival again during the Paris Commune of 1871 and the October Revolution, both of which drew inspiration from the revolutionary ideals of Robespierre and the Sans-Culottes.
