by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by François-Victor Hugo (1828 - 1873)

Some say that ever against that Season...
Language: English 
Some say that ever against that Season comes
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated,
The Bird of Dawning singeth all night long:
And then, they say, no Spirit dares stir abroad;
The nights are wholesome; then no Planets strike,
No Fairy [takes]1, nor witch hath power to charm,
So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.

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•   J. La Montaine 

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1 La Montaine: "talks"

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On dit qu’aux approches de la saison
Language: French (Français)  after the English 
On dit qu’aux approches de la saison
où l’on célèbre la naissance de notre Sauveur,
l’oiseau de l’aube chante toute la nuit,
et alors, dit-on, aucun esprit n’ose s’aventurer dehors.
Les nuits sont saines ; alors pas d’étoile qui frappe,
pas de fée qui jette des sorts, pas de sorcière qui ait le pouvoir de charmer,
tant cette époque est sanctifiée et pleine de grâce !

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