French people have songs too. I learned these in French class the other day. I'll make my best attempt to translate them but I have only taken French for 2 and a half years so I can't guarantee that they will be accurate/good. People from
France, please post other songs and correct these because French songs are cool! Any errors in the spelling of French words is not my fault but instead the fault of my French teacher who I got the lyrics from.
Sainte Nuit sung to the same tune as Silent Night
Sainte nuit, ah minuit
Tout est calme, tout reluit
Dans un etable repose un enfant
Que sa mere contemple en priant,
Elle a vu le sauveur
Dans l'enfant de son coeur.
Holy Night
Holy night, ah midnight
All is calm, all shines
In a stable rests an infant
That his mom contemplates in prayer
She saw the savior
In the infant of her heart.
Ornez Tout de Belles Guirlandes English equivelant "Deck the halls"
Ornez tout de belles guilandes
Fa la la la la la la la la la
Nous voici joyeuses bandes
Fa la la la la la la la la la
L'arbre de noel est luisant
Fa la la la la la la la la
Notre procession conduisant
Fa la la la la la la la la
Adorn all the Beautiful Wreaths
Adorn all the beautiful wreaths
Fa la la la la la la la la
Here we now our joyous bands
Fa la la la la la la la la
The tree of Christmas is shining
Fa la la la la la la la la
Our procession drives
Fa la la la la la la la la
Les Trois Rois
Trois rois sommes-nous, de l'Orient,
Avec les cadeaux pour l'enfant.
L'etoile nous a conduit-ici,
De lointain voyageant.
Oh, Etoile brillante, etoile vraie,
Etoile de celeste beaute.
Nous conduisant, nous precedant
Coninue de nous aider.
The Three Kings
We three kings of the Orient,
With gifts for the infant.
The star drove us here,
from distant lands.
Oh, brilliant star, true star,
Star of celestial beauty
leading us, preceding us
Continuing to aid us
The French also have songs to which we don't have equivelants too.
Here are the two we learned.
Il Est Ne, le Divin Enfant
Il est ne, le divin enfant,
Jouez haut bois, resonnez musettes,
Il est ne, le divin enfant,
Chantons tous son avenement.
Depuis plus de quatre mille ans,
Nous le promettaient les prophetes.
Depuis plus de quatre mille ans,
Nous attendions cet heureux temps.
Repeat
The divine infant was born
The divine infant is born,
Play high horns, resound haversacks
The divine infant is born,
Sing all your praise.
During more than 4000 years,
The prophets promissed him to us.
For more than 4000 years,
We waited for this happy time.
I'd like to thank gounthar Tiefling and Achan for pointing out some errors.