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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Noël
Language: French (Français) 
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.

Bergers, loin de vos retraites
Unissez-vous à leurs concerts
Et que vos tendres musettes
Fassent retentir dans les airs:
Gloria, in excelsis Deo,
Gloria, in excelsis Deo.

Cherchons tous l'heureux village
Qui l'a vu naître sous ses toits,
Offrons-lui le tendre hommage
Et de nos coeurs et de nos voix!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo,
Gloria, in excelsis Deo.

Notes: This tune dates back to at least the seventeenth century, to the French region of Languedoc, in the modern Occitanie region of southern France.


Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by George Templeton Strong (1856 - 1948), "Noël", subtitle: "D'après un texte ancien", op. 45 (Quatre Noëls pour Chœr des femmes) no. 3 [ women's chorus and piano ], Genève, Édition Henn [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by James Chadwick (1813 - 1882) [an adaptation] ; composed by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist, as W. M..
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Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-06-28
Line count: 30
Word count: 137

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