| C’est minuit, les gars… Ce soir c’est Noël!
| It's midnight, guys... Tonight is Christmas!
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| Là-bas, au pays, gars, la cloche tinte
| Over there in the country, boy, the bell is ringing
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| Et nos gens s’en vont sous l’Etoile sainte,
| And our people go under the Holy Star,
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| Vers la crèche, où luit l’Enfant Eternel,…
| To the manger, where the Eternal Child shines,...
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| Silence! | Silence! |
| Ecoutons le vent sur la hune,
| Let's listen to the wind on the top,
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| Qui semble apporter un chant de la dune…
| Which seems to bring a song from the dune...
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| Noël du pays, Noël de la terre
| Christmas of the country, Christmas of the land
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| Oh petit clocher, Si grand pour mon cœur!
| Oh little steeple, So big for my heart!
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| J’aime ta douceur, j’aime ton mystère,
| I like your sweetness, I like your mystery,
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| Noël de chez nous! | Christmas from home! |
| Noël de bonheur
| Happiness Christmas
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| La lande est un champ de coiffes d’argent…
| The moor is a field of silver caps...
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| L’office est fini. | The office is over. |
| Vers la table mise,
| Towards the laid table,
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| En bande, on chemine et chaque payse
| As a band, we walk and each country
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| Pense au gars en mer, le cœur plus dolent…
| Think of the guy at sea, the more mournful heart...
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| Le «vieux"s'est levé. Le cidre pétille!
| The "old man" has risen. The cider is fizzing!
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| A la santé de la Grande Famille!
| To the health of the Big Family!
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| Vite à la cambuse, Ohé! | Quick to the lazarette, Ahoy! |
| Moussaillon!
| Moussaillon!
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| Va quérir pour nous mon sac à ripaille!
| Go fetch my loot bag for us!
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| Hé! | Hey! |
| Fieux de Malo! | Malo fiestas! |
| Gars de Cornouailles,
| Cornish lads,
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| Fêtons tous aussi le gai Réveillon!
| Let's all celebrate Merry New Year's Eve too!
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| Et buvons un coup, devant que l’on crève!
| And let's have a drink, before we die!
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| Noël! | Christmas! |
| C’est Noël! | It's Christmas! |
| Vivons notre rêve! | Let's live our dream! |