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Ça Ira
Ça Ira (; French: "It'll be fine") is an emblematic song of the French Revolution, first heard in May 1790. It underwent several changes in wording, all of which used the title words as part of the refrain. Original version The original words "" were written by Ladré, a former soldier who made a living as a street singer. The music is a popular Country dance, contredanse air called "Le carillon national", and was composed by , a violinist (according to other sources: Snare drum, side drum player) of the théâtre Beaujolais. Queen Marie Antoinette herself is said to have often played the music on her harpsichord. The title and theme of the refrain were inspired by Benjamin Franklin, who was very popular among the French people following his stay as a representative of the Continental Congress from 1776 to 1785. When asked about the American Revolutionary War, he would reportedly reply, in somewhat broken French, "" ("It'll be fine, it'll be fine"). The song first became po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hell Broke Loose, Or The Murder Of Louis, 1793
In religion and folklore, hell is a location or state in the afterlife in which souls are subjected to punishment after death. Religions with a philosophy of history#Cyclical and linear history, linear divinity, divine history sometimes depict hells as Eternity, eternal destinations, such as Christianity and Islam, whereas religions with reincarnation usually depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations, as is the case in the Indian religions. Religions typically locate hell in another Astral plane, dimension or under Earth's surface. Other afterlife destinations include heaven, paradise, purgatory, limbo, and the underworld. Other religions, which do not conceive of the afterlife as a place of punishment or reward, merely describe an abode of the dead, the grave, a neutral place that is located under the surface of Earth (for example, see Kur, Greek underworld, Hades, and Sheol). Such places are sometimes equated with the English word ''hell'', though a more c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
