Les Invalides Napoleon’s Tomb Military Induction Ceremony

Beautiful singing by the French Military. October 7, 2017 at Napoleon's Tomb.
This is the song as volunteered by commenter:
(Chorale) Général Loustaunau-Lacau [Paroles] Chant de Promotion Saint-Cyr

As tourists, we wandered into this ceremony unplanned and we did not know it was about to happen. In fact, we went through a lot of security to simply get on the grounds, so that may have been the hint. We were in the back of the cathedral and all these soldiers streamed in. The first group went down into the tomb and was dressed in khakis. The second group was around the rails and sang. I video'd because my mother was enchanted and wouldn't let me leave. She spoke with a soldier after and he said it was an induction ceremony for new recruits. Some years later, I am still shocked at the number of comments and views this video has had. Viva la France! And we hope to visit again soon (written May-26-2021).

Rebecca Gonzalez (videographer) and Donna Minick (her mom) .

[csabaszabo]

Ridley Scott should stay there few hours to understand the grand nature of Napoleon and remake his blasfamous film.

[madoxxxx]

From Rwanda, Vive l'empereur. We still use his civil code. What a great man.

[wayneantoniazzi]

Remarkable to see this but maybe I shouldn't be surprised.
Napoleon made the French proud because he made them win, and also brought order out of the Revoution's chaos.
And they're (or at least a majority) still proud of him. And that's fine, he's theirs and no one elses.

[fredericleclercq]

Le chant de nos soldats couvre la vulgarité de notre époque. Vive l Empereur et ses soldats.

[MalharBedarkar-bvtf]

He was lying in there. The Emporer was finally resting after many battles. His eyes were closed, his heart wasn't beating, but his soul was there. He was listening to the sons of France sing for him. He smiled as he knew that he won't be forgotten.
🇮🇳❤️🇲🇫

[kiplingwasafurry]

I’m not French but I’ve always wanted to visit Napoleons tomb, and this must be one of the greatest tributes I’ve seen. I legit got goosebumps when they all started singing, it was like I was in a cathedral or another ancient ritual. No tearing down great leaders of the past and judging them by modern standards, just respect and admiration for a brilliant man whose name and role as emperor will live on in history through the generations.

[davidcabreonmunoz]

"The ideas that underpin our modern world—meritocracy, equality before the law, property rights, religious toleration, modern secular education, sound finances, and so on—were championed, consolidated, codified and geographically extended by Napoleon. To them he added a rational and efficient local administration, an end to rural banditry, the encouragement of science and the arts, the abolition of feudalism and the greatest codification of laws since the fall of the Roman Empire.
" —Andrew Roberts, British historian.


PS: As an Bonapartist, this brings a tear to my eye.

[deuxpomme]

Even though I'm not from France I feel proud of the French for having such a bold fearless leader !!

[paulbourguignon]

Wow I didn’t realize until the end of the video that it was filmed by a us citizen. You and the charming old Lady have been lucky to witness this ceremony that is usually open only to the cadet’s families. Your mother smile is a joy and a testimony of how beautiful this homage to the Emperor is.

[grahamhodge]

Napoleon the First was a genius and is totally worthy of this kind of respect.

[F_A-]

This is why people become heroes, to be remembered like this is to live for eternity.

[marc-antoinerave]

Vive l’empereur et vive la France éternelle 🇫🇷 ⚜️ 🇫🇷

[rook]

Absolutely love this, huge respect and admiration for Napoleon and the people who keep his history and legacy alive. Love from the UK.

[confusedcaveman]

Vive l'empereur. A great man may die but is never forgotten.

[Livinivs]

If any other country in the world had their military officer corps chant in unison while surrounding the tomb of their late emperor who conquered all of Europe, the media would freak out, calling it fascism or something.

Thank god France has remained culturally sovereign.

[ayushrawat]

One of the top most greatest Military commander in the History

[shockwve-kekv]

I’m an American, so our cultural traditions are either new or extinct, but every time I come back to this video I can’t help but take in all the beauty of what I see and hear. The West has taken some things for granted, but I take comfort in that there is still hope. We need to make the West beautiful again, to take in the grandeur and majesty our forefathers made for us; not because of a particular race or nation, but because of Christ ☦️

[madathens]

Vive la France 🇫🇷!! Love from Greece 🇬🇷, allies for ever!

[charlesdecharleville]

On n'oubliera jamais et on honorera toujours un homme qui a tant fait pour la France que l'empereur.

[seanhazlewood]

What a wonderful tribute to a true leader of France
I was always interested in this period of History he came from humble beginnings and the nation followed him during a time of great change, his armies fought with honour and created a nation to be proud of thankyou for posting this event