| Il est ne, le divin Enfant,
| He is born, the divine Child,
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| Jouez, hautbois, resonnez, musettes;
| Play, oboe, resonate, bagpipes;
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| Il est ne, le divin Enfant;
| He is born, the divine Child;
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| Chantons tous son avenement!
| Let us all sing his advent!
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| Depuis plus de quatre mille ans,
| For more than four thousand years,
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| Nous le promettaient les Prophetes;
| The Prophets promised us;
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| Depuis plus de quatre mille ans,
| For more than four thousand years,
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| Nous attendions cet heureux temps.
| We were waiting for this happy time.
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| Il est ne, le divin Enfant…
| He is born, the divine Child...
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| Ah! | Ah! |
| qu’ll est beau, qu’il est charmant,
| how handsome he is, how charming,
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| Que ses graces sont parfaites!
| How perfect are his graces!
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| Ah! | Ah! |
| qu’ll est beau, qu’ll est charmant,
| how handsome, how charming,
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| Qu’il est doux le divin Enfant!
| How sweet is the divine Child!
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| Il est ne, le divin Enfant…
| He is born, the divine Child...
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| Une etable est son logement,
| A stable is his dwelling,
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| Unpeu de paille, sa couchette,
| A bit of straw, his berth,
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| Une etable est son logement,
| A stable is his dwelling,
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| Pour un Dieu, quel abaissement!
| For a God, what abasement!
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| Il est ne, le divin Enfant…
| He is born, the divine Child...
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| O Jesus! | O Jesus! |
| O Roi tout puissant!
| O Almighty King!
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| Tout petit enfant que vous etes,
| Tiny child that you are,
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| O Jesus! | O Jesus! |
| O Roi tout puissant!
| O Almighty King!
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| Regnez sur nous entierement!
| Rule over us completely!
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| Il est ne, le divin Enfant… | He is born, the divine Child... |