"Semons Le Grain De La Lumière" (Let's sow the Seed of Light) is a Vichy France propaganda song. This song has been composed by André Dassary in 1941 to encourage French people to work hard for Vichy France.
--- Note : Vichy France is the name given to the
nazi collaborative government of
France led by Philippe Pétain from
1940 to 1944. This government was
ruling in South France (the North was
directly ruled by the Germans) and its
capital was Vichy. Vichy France was a
German puppet during WW2.
-- Lyrics --
Tant que le soleil sur le monde
Nous versera l'or pur de ses rayons
On verra jaillir la moisson blonde
Que le travail donne aux sillons
Nos cœurs palpitent d'espérance
Car rien non plus jamais n'arrêtera
Le destin sublime de la France
Où toujours la gloire germera
Au travail ! Au travail ! Au travail ! Au travail !
Semons le grain de la lumière
Semons le grain de la beauté
De la terre nourricière
Jailliront les fleurs de liberté
Gaiement pour la France éternelle
Donnons nos cœurs, donnons nos bras
La plus belle
Pour nous, c'est elle
C'est par nous qu'elle vivra
Chacun de nous fera sa tâche
Et nos enfants, plus tard feront pareil
Nos couleurs pourront flotter sans tache
Amis, c'est l'heure du réveil
Notre idéal doit nous conduire
Notre avenir se trouve entre nos mains
Soyons fier d'avoir à le construire
Bâtissons la France de demain
Au travail ! Au travail ! Au travail ! Au travail !
Semons le grain de la lumière
Semons le grain de la beauté
De la terre nourricière
Jailliront les fleurs de liberté
Gaiement pour la France éternelle
Donnons nos cœurs, donnons nos bras
La plus belle
Pour nous, c'est elle
C'est par nous qu'elle vivra
Semons le grain de la lumière
Semons le grain de la beauté
De la terre nourricière
Jailliront les fleurs de liberté
Gaiement pour la France éternelle
Donnons nos cœurs, donnons nos bras
La plus belle
Pour nous, c'est elle
C'est par nous qu'elle vivra
-- English Translation --
As long as the sun on the world
Pours us the pure gold of its rays
We will see the blond harvest spring up
That work gives to furrows
Our hearts beat with hope
Because nothing will ever stop
The sublime destiny of France
Where the glory will always sprout
At work! At work! At work! At work!
Let's sow the Seed of Light
Let's sow the Seed of Beauty
From Mother Earth
The flowers of freedom will spring up
Cheerfully for eternal France
Let's give our hearts, let's give our arms
The most beautiful
For us, it's her
It is through us that she will live
Each of us will do his job
And our children, later will do the same
Our colors will float without spot
Friends, it's time to wake up
Our ideal must lead us
Our future is in our hands
Let's be proud to have to build it
Let's build the France of tomorrow
At work! At work! At work! At work!
Let's sow the Seed of Light
Let's sow the Seed of Beauty
From Mother Earth
The flowers of freedom will spring up
Cheerfully for eternal France
Let's give our hearts, let's give our arms
The most beautiful
For us, it's her
It is through us that she will live
Let's sow the Seed of Light
Let's sow the Seed of Beauty
From Mother Earth
The flowers of freedom will spring up
Cheerfully for eternal France
Let's give our hearts, let's give our arms
The most beautiful
For us, it's her
It is through us that she will live
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THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO, I DO NOT SPREAD N@Z1SM, I AM TOTALLY AGAINST THIS KIND OF IDEOLOGIES. Be kind in the comments, this is a non-political channel.
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