Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse

"Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse" (lit. "Sambre-et-Meuse regiment") is a song and military march by Robert Planquette and Paul Cezano.

The original poem was written in 1870 by Paul Cezano, in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War and the first days of the French Third Republic. The references to the Army of Sambre-et-Meuse set Republican, soldierly mood.

The next year, music was composed by Robert Planquette. In 1879, it was arranged as a military march by Joseph François Rauski.

"Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse" is popular in the USA, where it is sometimes played at American football matches, most notably Ohio State, [ [http://www.scarletandgray.info/osu/songs/le_regiment.html] ] or at West Point graduations [ [http://www.technorati.com/videos/youtube.com/watch%3Fv=hZzyEC7Akb8 Regiment Sambre et Meuse March] ]

Sources and references

* [http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Régiment_de_Sambre-et-Meuse Complete lyrics]
* Modern interpretations: [http://www.dreyfus.culture.fr/en/on-the-threshold-of-the-20th-century/the-new-army/media-25-_em_Le_Regiment_de_Sambre_et_Meuse__em_.htm vocal] , [http://le-regiment-de-sambre-et-meuse-le-regime-mp3-download.kohit.net/_/642868 instrumental]
* [http://www.fncv.com/biblio/musiques/chants_republique_empire/sambre_meuse/index_va.html Le régiment de Sambre et Meuse (The Sambre and Meuse Regiment)] on the site of the "Fédération Nationale des Combattants Volontaires"