by
Hermann Bemberg (1861 - 1931)
Il neige
Language: French (Français)
Il neige, il neige,
De gros flocons
Comme du coton,
Qui tombent sur les toits tout blancs,
Et les petits oiseaux peureux
Se peletonnent entr'eux
Avec des airs frileux,
En fermant les yeux.
Il neige, il neige,
Tout est couvert d'un blanc manteau de neige!
Il neige, il neige,
Comme il fait froid
Par les durs frimas,
Qui glacent nos âmes d'effroi!
Et se sentant très malheureux
Les jeunes coeurs amoureux,
Deux à deux
Se réchauffent entr'eux.
Il neige, il neige,
Tout passe, tout s'efface sous la neige!
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- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "It is snowing", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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It is snowing
Language: English after the French (Français)
It is snowing, it is snowing
in big flakes
like cotton,
that fall on the entirely white roofs,
and the little fearful birds
snuggle together,
shivering,
closing their eyes.
It is snowing, it is snowing,
everything is covered with a white cloak of snow!
It is snowing, it is snowing.
How cold it is
in the hard wintry weather
that freezes our souls with dread!
And feeling themselves very unhappy,
young loving hearts
two by two,
warm themselves together.
It is snowing, it is snowing,
Everything passes, everything disappears under the snow!
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This text was added to the website: 2004-12-09
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