Veillons au Salut de Empire (Napoleon's World)

The Veillons au salut de Empire or Chant du Departis the National and Imperial anthem of the French Empire written by Étienne Nicolas Méhul and Marie-Joseph Chénier in 1794.

The song was loved by Republican soldiers. It was presented to Maximilien Robespierre, who called it "magnificent and republican poetry way beyond anything ever made by the Girondin Chénier.

The song was first performed by the orchestra and choirs of the Music academy on 14 July 1794. 17,000 copies of the music sheets were immediately printed and distributed in the 14 Armies of the Republic. Its original title was Anthem to Liberty, it was changed to its present title by Robespierre.

Lyrics
French version on the left, and the English version on the right