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| English: 'Leaving for Syria' | |
|---|---|
 19th century cover | |
Former de facto anthem of France | |
| Also known as | Le beau Dunois |
| Lyrics | Alexandre de Laborde |
| Music | Hortense de Beauharnais, 1807 |
| Adopted | 1852 |
| Relinquished | 1870 |
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Partant pour la Syrie, instrumental | |
"Partant pour la Syrie" (French: [paʁtɑ̃ puʁ la siʁi]; lit. 'Leaving for Syria') was the de facto national anthem of the Second French Empire, used between 1852 and 1870. The music was composed by Hortense de Beauharnais,[1] and the lyrics were written by Alexandre de Laborde, in or around 1807.
- ^ By her own account; Arthur Pougin proposed Louis Drouet as a more plausible candidate but Pougin's motives have since been impugned. https://www.napoleon.org/magazine/plaisirs-napoleoniens/partant-pour-la-syrie-ou-le-beau-dunois/