Le Chant de l'oignon - French Marching Song

DISCLAIMER! This is not a direct translation, it is poetic, meant to convey the overall feeling of the original text but it is not one to one. Also, I do not own any of the music, art or clips in this video, obviously. Also, also: This channel is not political, my own politics does not affect the music. Le Chant de l'oignon is a Napoleonic marching song from the 1800s, According to legend, it originated among the Old Guard Grenadiers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard. Before the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon found some grenadiers rubbing an onion on their bread. «Very good,» he said, «there is nothing better than an onion for marching on the road to glory.» The original song, by Musique de la Légion Étrangère, Émile Lardeux, Héros - Legio patria nostra