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Vive le vent

The French winter song carried by Jingle Bells' melody

Bonjour les amis,

As the holidays arrive, I wanted to share Vive le vent with you, a traditional French winter song. It carries the melody of Jingle Bells, but tells a completely different story.

🕯️ May this season bring peace to your hearts, warmth to your homes, and light to your days.


Vive le vent

with English translation

[Chorus]
Vive le vent, vive le vent, vive le vent d’hiver
Long live the wind, long live the wind, long live the winter wind

Qui s’en va sifflant, soufflant dans les grands sapins verts
That goes whistling, blowing through the tall green fir trees

Vive le temps, vive le temps, vive le temps d’hiver
Long live the season, long live the season, long live the winter season

Boules de neige et jour de l’an et bonne année grand-mère
Snowballs and New Year’s Day and Happy New Year, Grandma

[Verse 1]
Sur le long chemin, tout blanc de neige blanche
On the long path, all white with white snow

Un vieux monsieur s’avance avec sa canne dans la main
An old gentleman walks forward with his cane in hand

Et tout là-haut le vent, qui siffle dans les branches
And high above, the wind that whistles in the branches

Lui souffle la romance qu’il chantait petit enfant
Whispers to him the song he sang as a little child

[Chorus]
Vive le vent, vive le vent, vive le vent d’hiver
Long live the wind, long live the wind, long live the winter wind

Qui s’en va sifflant, soufflant dans les grands sapins verts
That goes whistling, blowing through the tall green fir trees

Vive le temps, vive le temps, vive le temps d’hiver
Long live the season, long live the season, long live the winter season

Boules de neige et jour de l’an et bonne année grand-mère
Snowballs and New Year’s Day and Happy New Year, Grandma

[Verse 2]
Et le vieux monsieur, descend vers le village
And the old gentleman walks down toward the village

C’est l’heure où tout est sage et l’ombre danse au coin du feu
It’s the hour when all is peaceful and the shadow dances by the fire

Mais dans chaque maison, il flotte un air de fête
But in every house, there floats a festive air

Partout la table est prête et l’on entend la même chanson
Everywhere the table is ready and we hear the same song

[Final Chorus]
Vive le vent, vive le vent, vive le vent d’hiver
Long live the wind, long live the wind, long live the winter wind

Qui s’en va sifflant, soufflant dans les grands sapins verts
That goes whistling, blowing through the tall green fir trees

Vive le temps, vive le temps, vive le temps d’hiver
Long live the season, long live the season, long live the winter season

Boules de neige et jour de l’an et bonne année grand-mère
Snowballs and New Year’s Day and Happy New Year, Grandma

Boules de neige et jour de l’an et bonne année grand-mère
Snowballs and New Year’s Day and Happy New Year, Grandma

Credits
Vive le vent — traditional French song (public domain).
English translation and musical adaptation by MarieM, Petit Francophone.

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