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Le p'tit renne au nez rouge - French Christmas Carol

Lyrics for "Le p'tit renne au nez rouge," a traditional French Christmas carol

  
Le p'tit renne au nez rouge is the French version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. They are sung to the same tune, but the translation given here is the literal translation of the French Christmas carol, which is quite different than Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
 

Quand la neige recouvre la verte Finlande,
Et que les rennes traversent la lande,
Le vent dans la nuit
Au troupeau parle encore de lui...
When snow covers green Finland
And reindeer cross the moor
The night wind
Still talks to the herd about him...
On l'appelait « Nez Rouge »
Ah ! Comme il était mignon
Le p'tit renne au nez rouge
Rouge comme un lumignon.
Son p'tit nez faisait rire
Chacun s'en moquait beaucoup
On allait jusqu'à dire
Qu'il aimait boire un p'tit coup.
They called him "Red Nose"
Oh! He was so cute
The little reindeer with a red nose
Red like a little light.
His little nose made you laugh
Everyone made fun of it
They even said
That he liked to drink a little.
Une fée qui l'entendit
Pleurer dans le noir
Pour le consoler, lui dit :
« Viens au Paradis, ce soir.
Comme un ange, Nez Rouge
Tu conduiras dans le ciel
Avec ton p'tit nez rouge
Le chariot du Père-Noël ».
A fairy that heard him
Crying in the darkness
To console him, told him:
"Come to Heaven tonight.
Like an angel, Red Nose
You will drive in the sky
With your little red nose
Santa Claus' sleigh."
Quand ses frères le virent d'allure si leste
Suivre très digne les routes célestes
Devant ses ébats,
Plus d'un renne resta baba...
When his brothers saw him with such nimble style
Following with dignity the celestial routes
Before his frolicking
More than one reindeer was flabbergasted...
On l'appelait « Nez Rouge »
Ah ! Comme il était mignon
Le p'tit renne au nez rouge
Rouge comme un lumignon.
Maintenant qu'il entraîne
Son char à travers les cieux
C'est lui le roi des rennes
Et son nez fait des envieux.
They called him "Red Nose"
Oh! He was so cute
The little reindeer with a red nose
Red like a light.
Now that he's guiding
His sleigh across the skies
He is the king of the reindeer
And his nose makes others jealous.
Vous fillettes et garçons,
Pour la grande nuit
Si vous savez vos leçons
Dès que sonnera minuit
Ce petit point qui bouge,
Ainsi qu'une étoile au loin
C'est le nez de Nez Rouge
Annonçant le Père-Noël !
Annonçant le Père-Noël !
Annonçant le Père-Noël !
You little girls and boys,
For the big night
If you know your lessons
when midnight tolls
This little dot that moves
Like a far away star
Is the nose of Red Nose
Announcing Santa Claus!
Announcing Santa Claus!
Announcing Santa Claus!

  

French Christmas carols     French Advent Calendar

Christmas in France     12 Days of French     Christmas links

  

  

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