LJ Caroling

[mamculuna]

Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle --
Un flambeau! Courons au berceau!
C'est Jésus, bons gens du hameau.
Le Christ est né; Marie appelle!
Ah! Ah! Ah! Que la Mère est belle,
Ah! Ah! Ah! Que l'Enfant est beau!

C'est un tort, quand l'Enfant sommeille,
C'est un tort de crier si fort.
Taisez-vous, l'un et l'autre, d'abord!
Au moindre bruit, Jésus s'éveille.
Chut! chut! chut! Il dort à merveille,
Chut! chut! chut! Voyez comme il dort!

Doucement, dans l'étable close,
Doucement, venez un moment!
Approchez! Que Jésus est charmant!
Comme il est blanc! Comme il est rose!
Do! Do! Do! Que l'Enfant repose!
Do! Do! Do! Qu'il rit en dormant!

Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella!
Bring a torch, to Bethlehem come!
Christ is born. Tell the folk of the village
Mary has laid him in a manger.
Ah! Ah! beautiful is the Mother!
Ah! Ah! beautiful is her child!

It is wrong when the Baby is sleeping,
It is wrong to speak so loud.
Silence, now as you gather around,
Lest your noise should waken Jesus.
Hush! Hush! see how the Baby slumbers;
Hush! Hush! see how the Baby sleeps!

Softly now unto the stable,
Softly for a moment come!
Look and see how charming is Jesus,
Look at him there, His cheeks are rosy!
Hush! Hush! see how the Child is sleeping;
Hush! Hush! see how he smiles in dreams!

Comments

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

We used to sing it in French class. Also: "Il est ne le divin enfant.
Jouez hautbois, resonnez musette.
Il est ne le divin enfant.
Chanson tout son evenement."

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes! I knew there was something missing.

Speaking of French class, this summer I got to "danse tout en rond sur le pont d'Avignon."

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

What fun! Back in the '70's I got to visit Paris for a week since we were living in Europe, but we never got that far south.

I'm afraid my French spelling is all that has gone south!

[ladystarlightsj.livejournal.com]

Oooo, pretty!

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

It's fun to sing, too.