Où peut on être mieux qu'au sein de sa famille
Où peut on être mieux qu'au sein de sa famille (loosely translated: "It is best to live with loved ones") was an unofficial hymn that was played in France during the Restoration period (1815-1830) at public appearances by the king .
It is a quartet from the Opéra-comique Lucile by André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (music) and Jean-François Marmontel ( libretto ), which was first performed on January 5, 1769 at the Comédie-Italienne in Paris.
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The opening line was also used - often in ironic or satirical contexts - as a cipher for the Ancien Régime .
Thus, in the “Phantasie” created after the July Revolution of 1830, Eichendorff had Charles X , who belonged to the church in Arcadia, exclaim “every ten steps” Où peut on être mieux qu'au sein de sa famille , “what the guys who don't Understood French, considered a Jesuit magic formula ”.
In the article series French conditions about the June uprising of 1832, Heine quotes the line in connection with Louis-Philippe I : “The citizen-king is surrounded by citizen cannons: où peut-on être mieux qu'au sein de sa famille. "
Individual evidence
- ^ Joseph von Eichendorff: I was also in Arcadia in the Gutenberg-DE project
- ^ Heinrich Heine: French conditions in the Gutenberg-DE project