Maréchal, nous voilà !
"Maréchal, nous voilà !" ("Marshal, here we are!") is a 1941 French song dedicated to Marshal Philippe Pétain. The lyrics were composed by André Montagard; its music was attributed to André Montagard and Charles Courtioux but actually plagiarized from a song composed for the 1933 musical " by Polish Jewish composer Kazimierz Oberfeld, who was deported to Auschwitz in 1945, where he was murdered. Although "La Marseillaise" remained the official national anthem of the state, "Maréchal, nous voilà !" was performed in many capacities unofficially as an alternative song for the public, being used as a popular song for events like sports and recreation. However, the song never dispelled the use of "La Marseillaise" as the official anthem, and it remained the main hymn of the Vichy State and had official support among the Vichy government. It had multiple performances during the Vichy France Era, often in a famous variation by . Lyrics

In popular culture

Cinema 
 2003: The Chorus by Christophe Barratier – Soundtrack. 2011:  War of the Buttons by Yann Samuell – Soundtrack. 2011:  War of the Buttons by Christophe Barratier – Soundtrack. 2016: Fanny's Journey by Lola Doillon – Soundtrack.. Literature
 In Pierre Cormon's novel Le Traître, the song plays regularly in a Cairo restaurant in 2002. Comics 
 Maréchal, nous voilà by Laurent Rullier (script) and Hervé Duphot (drawing and color); volume II of the Les combattants series, Paris, Delcourt, 2012

Television 
1991: Les Chansons rétros, filmed sketch by Les Inconnus, parody. Notes

Bibliography
 Nathalie Dompnier, « Entre La Marseillaise et Maréchal, nous voilà ! quel hymne pour le régime de Vichy ? », pp. 69–88 , in Myriam Chimènes (dir. ), La vie musicale sous Vichy, Éditions Complexe – IRPMF-CNRS, coll. « Histoire du temps présent », 2001, 420 p.  
Maréchal, nous voilà ! mp3 recording (French)

1940 songs
French songs
French anthems
Propaganda songs
Songs about politicians
Songs about military officers
Vichy France
Historical national anthems
Cultural depictions of Philippe Pétain
Songs with music by Casimir Oberfeld