un parti, the Royalist party

1. 5. ce jour qu'invoquaient des perfides. The meaning is probably: 'Sing of that day (of final defeat for Napoleon) which perfidious people (the "émigrés") were calling for (in the years which immediately preceded 18 15).' There are several obscurities in this piece.

1. 9. dans Athene. f A Athènes ' would of course be impossible in verse on account of the 'hiatus.' Cf. also note to La Cocarde blanche, 1. 23.

Ch'eron'ee. The defeat of the Athenians and Thebans at Chaeronea in 338 b.c. sounded the knell of Greek independence.

1. 21. ces nains sans mémoire. The kings of Europe, who had forgotten the Revolution.

1. 23. Des deux côtés ce jour trompa la Gloire. The day was inglorious for Napoleon, and ushered in the equally inglorious rule of the victorious kings.

Les Deux Grenadiers. (Page 94.)

Béranger dates this song 'Avril, 18 14,' which of course refers to the time when this dialogue is supposed to take place between the two grenadiers, in the Château de Fontainebleau. It was there that Napoleon took leave of his Guard on April 20 ; the dialogue is supposed to be held during the preceding night.

1. 3. Nous allons revoir V Italic The grenadiers are veterans of the Italian campaigns.

1. 6. L'île d'Elbe est un beau climat. Napoleon took with him to Elba 400 men of his Guard.

1. 12. Où sont Moscou, Wilna, Berlin ? Moscow was occupied on September 14, 181 2, and Vilna on June 28. Berlin was occupied after the battle of Jena, on October 27, 1800.

1. 14. les feux du Kremlin. The palace of the Czars had been spared in the conflagration of Moscow in 1812 ; the French blew it up when they withdrew from the town. It has since been repaired.