{"id":25446,"date":"2016-12-14T13:12:50","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T12:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=25446"},"modified":"2016-12-04T21:24:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-04T20:24:12","slug":"in-the-kingdom-of-the-winter-snowman-french-christmas-carols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/in-the-kingdom-of-the-winter-snowman-french-christmas-carols\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Kingdom Of The Winter Snowman &#8211; French Christmas Carols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>La p\u00e9riode de No\u00ebl est ici <\/strong>(Christmas time is here)\u00a0! Every time I leave <strong>mon appartement<\/strong> (my apartment) I can hear <strong>les chants de No\u00ebl<\/strong> (Christmas carols) as I make my way to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/winter-traditions-marche-de-noel\/\"><strong>le march\u00e9 de No\u00ebl<\/strong><\/a> to drink <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/warm-your-soul-with-this-mulled-wine-recipe\/\"><strong>du vin chaud<\/strong><\/a>. While listening to <strong>la musique<\/strong>, I was surprised that many of <strong>les chansons<\/strong> (the songs) that I grew up with in English have <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-christmas-carols-and-their-english-equivalents\/\">French versions<\/a> as well!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25447\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25447\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25447\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/15914461420_1a4c5bd7f6_z.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Snowman&quot; by Toshiyuki Imai on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/15914461420_1a4c5bd7f6_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/15914461420_1a4c5bd7f6_z-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/matsuyuki\/15914461420\/\">Snowman<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/matsuyuki\/\">Toshiyuki Imai<\/a> on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hearing a song you know <strong>par c\u0153ur<\/strong> (by heart) in another language can be a strange experience. It&#8217;s easy to hum along, but not knowing any of <strong>les paroles<\/strong> (the lyrics) can be frustrating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>L\u2019autre jour<\/strong> (the other day), I heard a very familiar song that I could not <strong>chanter<\/strong> (sing): <em><strong>Au Royaume du Bonhomme Hiver<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t <strong>chanter<\/strong> because I only know <strong>la chanson<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/more-mistakes-thinking-in-english\/\">in English<\/a>: <em>Walking in a Winter Wonderland<\/em>! After humming along and doing my best to listen to <strong>les paroles<\/strong>, I knew I would have to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/22978-2\/\"><strong>la chanson fran\u00e7aise<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Looking up <strong>les paroles<\/strong> taught me <strong>du nouveau vocabulaire<\/strong> (some new vocabulary) like <strong>le tra\u00eeneau et le foulard<\/strong> (the sleigh and the scarf). It also taught me that <strong>la chanson<\/strong> is very different in french. Most importantly, I could <strong>chanter<\/strong> the next time I heard <strong>la chanson<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c9coutez la chanson<\/strong> (listen to the song) and get into <strong>l&#8217;esprit des f\u00eates <\/strong>(the holiday spirit):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chanson de No\u00ebl - Au Royaume du Bonhomme  Hiver\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KGmAzzVQAR0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Voici les paroles avec la traduction anglaise :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00c9coutez les clochettes<br \/>\nDu joyeux temps des f\u00eates<br \/>\nAnnon\u00e7ant la joie<br \/>\nDe chaque c\u0153ur qui bat<br \/>\nAu royaume du bonhomme hiver.<\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to the bells<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Of the joyful holiday times<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Announcing the joy<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Of each beating heart<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In the kingdom of the winter snowman.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sous la neige qui tombe<br \/>\nLe tra\u00eeneau vagabonde<br \/>\nSemant tout autour<br \/>\nUne chanson d&#8217;amour<br \/>\nAu royaume du bonhomme hiver.<\/p>\n<p><em>Under the falling snow<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The sleigh wanders<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Spreading all around<\/em><br \/>\n<em>A love song<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In the kingdom of the winter snowman.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Le voil\u00e0 qui sourit sur la place<br \/>\nSon chapeau, sa canne et son foulard<br \/>\nIl semble nous dire d&#8217;un ton bonasse<br \/>\nNe voyez-vous donc pas qu&#8217;il est tard ?<\/p>\n<p><em>There he is smiling in the plaza<\/em><br \/>\n<em>His hat, his cane, and his scarf<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Seemingly telling us in a soft tone<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Don&#8217;t you see that it&#8217;s late?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Il dit vrai tout de m\u00eame<br \/>\nPr\u00e8s du feu, je t&#8217;emm\u00e8ne<br \/>\nAllons nous chauffer dans l&#8217;intimit\u00e9<br \/>\nAu royaume du bonhomme hiver.<\/p>\n<p><em>He speaks the truth anyway<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Next to the fire, I&#8217;m taking you<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Let&#8217;s go warm up in privacy<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In the kingdom of the winter snowman.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/15914461420_1a4c5bd7f6_z-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/15914461420_1a4c5bd7f6_z-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/15914461420_1a4c5bd7f6_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>La p\u00e9riode de No\u00ebl est ici (Christmas time is here)\u00a0! 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