The French Revolution marks the start to the age of the nation states.
Songs such as this one were used to create a spirit of nationalism that continues to this day.
Is two centuries long enough to dim our collective memory of the time before the 'national' enterprise?
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ReplyDeleteLes aristocrates à la lanterne.
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Les aristocrates on les pendra!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rauZMrXqRu0
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Rafa