Partant pour la Syrie

Partant pour la Syrie
English: Departing for Syria
19th century cover

Former anthem of  France
Also known asLe beau Dunois
LyricsAlexandre de Laborde
MusicHortense de Beauharnais, 1807
Adopted1852
Relinquished1870
Fictional scene of Queen Hortense singing "Partant pour la Syrie" before Empress Joséphine and Empress Eugénie.
Illustration of Dunois at prayer.

"Partant pour la Syrie" (French pronunciation: [paʁtɑ̃ puʁ la siʁi]) ("Departing for Syria") is a French patriotic song, the music of which was written by Hortense de Beauharnais[1] and the text by Alexandre de Laborde, in or about 1807.

  1. ^ 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/

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