{"id":25955,"date":"2017-01-31T03:38:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T02:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=25955"},"modified":"2018-03-23T13:54:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T12:54:01","slug":"les-chansons-de-supporteurs-de-foot-french-football-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/les-chansons-de-supporteurs-de-foot-french-football-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Les chansons de supporteurs de foot (French football songs)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve ever watched a French football (soccer) game, you’ve probably noticed that fans shout out some very\u00a0energetic and catchy songs and cheers. These songs\u00a0differ depending on the team fans are cheering for, of course. (And it’s not just French fans who do this–if you’ve ever watched a Liverpool game, you might be familiar with\u00a0You’ll Never Walk Alone<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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Here are some of the most famous French songs and cheers for various football clubs, along with their translations:<\/p>\n

For the fans of\u00a0Olympique de Marseille<\/em>, the Marseille football club, they famously sing\u00a0Aux Armes<\/em>. The lyrics are as follows:<\/p>\n

Aux armes<\/em><\/p>\n

Aux armes<\/em><\/p>\n

Nous sommes les marseillais<\/em><\/p>\n

Nous sommes les marseillais<\/em><\/p>\n

Et nous allons gagner<\/em><\/p>\n

Et nous allons gagner<\/em><\/p>\n

Allez l’OM, allez l’OM<\/em><\/p>\n

(To arms!<\/p>\n

To arms!<\/p>\n

We are\u00a0from Marseilles<\/p>\n

We are\u00a0from Marseilles<\/p>\n

And we will win<\/p>\n

And we will win<\/p>\n

Go OM, go OM)<\/p>\n

For fans of the\u00a0Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice\u00a0<\/em>(OGC), they have another, perhaps more familiar song:<\/p>\n

Les gens veulent savoir, <\/em>
\nQui nous sommes, <\/em>
\nEt nous le leur disons, <\/em>
\nQui nous sommes, <\/em>
\nBrigade brigade brigade sud, <\/em>
\nBrigade brigade brigade sud, <\/em>
\nLa brigade sud la brigade sud la brigade sud est toujours l\u00e0, <\/em>
\non chantera on chantera on chantera jusqu’\u00e0 la mort on chantera, <\/em>
\nAllez allez allez allez allez allez allez allez…<\/em><\/p>\n

(People want to know,<\/p>\n

who we are,<\/p>\n

and we tell them,<\/p>\n

who we are,<\/p>\n

The southern brigade<\/p>\n

The southern brigade<\/p>\n

The southern brigade, the southern brigade is always here<\/p>\n

we will sing, we will sing, until death we will sing<\/p>\n

go go go go go)<\/p>\n

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And, then, for supporters of the Montpellier H\u00e9rault Sport Club (MHSC), their famous short chant goes as follows:<\/p>\n

H\u00e9 Montpellier! <\/em>
\nLa la la la Paillade! <\/em>
\nCe soir on est venu chanter <\/em>
\nEt on lachera jamais!<\/em><\/p>\n

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(Hey Montpellier!<\/p>\n

La Pallaide! (note: a suburb of the city of Montpellier)<\/p>\n

Tonight we came to sing<\/p>\n

and we’ll never let it go!)<\/p>\n

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You can listen to a stadium full of Montpellier fans singing “H\u00e9 Montpellier!” here:<\/p>\n