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Ça Ira
"Ça ira" (French for "It'll be fine") was first heard in May 1790, in the early years of the French Revolution. Its words were written by Ladré, a former soldier who made his living as a street singer. The tune was a popular contredanse, "Le carillon national", by Jean-Antoine Bécourt, a musician of the Théâtre Beaujolais; Queen Marie Antoinette is said to have often played it on her harpsichord.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ça Ira. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ca-ira
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- “Ça Ira.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ca-ira. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Ça Ira.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ca-ira.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ça Ira’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ca-ira (Accessed: ).
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