The Internationale

The Internationale
"L'Internationale", original French version

International anthem of anarchists, anti-capitalists, anti-fascists, communists, socialists, democratic socialists, social democrats, and georgists
Also known as« L'Internationale »
LyricsEugène Pottier, 1871
MusicPierre De Geyter, 1888
Audio sample
Instrumental rendition in A major

"The Internationale"[a] is an international anthem that has been adopted as the anthem of various anarchist, communist, socialist, democratic socialist, and social democratic movements.[1][2] It has been a standard of the socialist movement since the late nineteenth century, when the Second International adopted it as its official anthem. The title arises from the "First International", an alliance of workers founded by Karl Marx and others, which held a congress in 1864. The author of the anthem's lyrics, Eugène Pottier, a member of the French branch of the organization, attended this congress.[3][4] Pottier's text was later set to an original melody composed by Pierre De Geyter, a member of the Parti Ouvrier Français (French Workers Party) in Lille in industrial northern France.


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  1. ^ World Book Encyclopedia, 2018 ed., s.v. "Internationale, The"
  2. ^ "The International Anarchist Congress, Amsterdam, 1907" (PDF). www.fdca.it. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ Nic Maclellan (2004). Louise Michel: Rebel Lives. Ocean Press. pp. 7, 89. ISBN 9781876175764.
  4. ^ Donny Gluckstein. "Decyphering 'The Internationale'".

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