Original Text
Les anges dans nos campagnes
ont entonné l’hymne des cieux,
et l’écho de nos montagnes
redit ce chant mélodieux.
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Bergers, pour qui cette fête?
Quel est l’objet de tous ces chants?
Quel vainqueur, quelle conquête
Mérite ces cris triomphants?
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Ils annoncent la naissance
du libérateur d’Israël,
et pleins de reconnaissance
chantent en ce jour solennel.
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
Gloria in excelsis Deo. |
English Translation
In our fields the angels
have begun to sing the heavenly hymn,
and from our mountains the echo
repeats this melodious song.
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, for whom is this celebration?
What is the point of all these songs?
What conqueror, what conquest
merits these triumphant cries?
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
They announce the birth
of the liberator of Israel,
and full of gratitude
they sing on this solemn day.
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo! |
