This one is another song from the Crusades. The second line "True knights abandon all adornments." refers to the moral duty of the Catholic warrior to forsake vanity, and instead of adorning himself to go on battle, as it was custom then, to instead choose to adorn himself with the beauty of Faith. King Saint Louis IX led the way, eager to go on the Crusade and leave his home and comfort as King to fight for Christ to Palestine. Saint Louis IX died leading the Seventh Crusade.
Louis was extremely devout, which reflected in his ruling as king: He forbid gambling, interest-bearing loans and prostitution in France, as well as raising the punishment of blasphemy to having the tongue removed. He contributed a lot of money for the preservation of relics of Christ and he built the Sainte-Chapelle for them. He also expanded the scope of the Inquisition and ordered the burning of Talmuds and other Jewish books. He was also very devout in his personal life, devoting himself to mortification practices such as beating his back with iron chains on Fridays, or acts of self-humiliation such as washing the feet of beggars or sharing his table with lepers. All of this culminated in him leaving his kingdom to go fight in the crusades. He was canonized in 11 July 1297 by Pope Boniface VIII, as the patron of the French monarchy and model of the ideal Christian monarch. This is the reason why so many french kinds are named Louis.
Lyrics:
Sellez donc bridez donc belles montures
Vrais chevaliers tombez toute parure
Armez-vous drapez-vous de votre Foi
Fiers chrétiens le Seigneur vous envoie
Nos enfants exaltent de joie
Front de l'amour et chantant sans peur
De nos âmes ils vont défendre
La Jérusalem de leur coeur
Les rempart d'une sainte famille
Foyer, chaleur qui point ne vacillent
Les fortes enceintes des dynasties
Offrant tutelle à tous ses amis
La fleur fade est de courtoisie
La fleur de France s'est remise
Roi Saint Louis, à l'ombre du chêne
Brille pour cette terre promise
29 сен 2024
