{"id":30956,"date":"2018-12-12T21:05:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T20:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=30956"},"modified":"2018-12-13T20:07:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T19:07:57","slug":"helping-les-bebes-fall-asleep-with-a-soft-and-holy-carol-silent-night-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/helping-les-bebes-fall-asleep-with-a-soft-and-holy-carol-silent-night-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Les B\u00e9b\u00e9s Fall Asleep With A Soft And Holy Carol – Silent Night In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

The days are getting colder<\/a> as December marches on, but at least as each day gets longer there is another door to open on le calendrier de l’Avent<\/strong><\/a> (the Advent calendar). The cold days also mean le p\u00e8re no\u00ebl<\/strong> (Santa Claus) is preparing his sleigh, and that it’s the perfect time to get into the holiday spirit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Image<\/a> from Pixabay. Licensed under CC0.<\/p><\/div>\n

This will be the first Christmas for ma nouvelle ni\u00e8ce<\/strong><\/a> (my new niece) and that has the whole family working to make sure she gets more than enough attention and of course des cadeaux<\/strong> (presents). The holiday season in general has la nouveau-n\u00e9e<\/strong> (the newborn) taking in a lot of new sights and sounds and I can imagine she is already hearing what will become her favorite holiday song.<\/p>\n

Of course, for ma petite s\u0153ur<\/strong><\/a> (my little sister), one of the best cadeau<\/strong> imaginable is having son<\/a> b\u00e9b\u00e9<\/strong> (her baby) be healthy and happy. However, like any m\u00e8re<\/a> ou m\u00e9m\u00e8re<\/strong> (mom or granny), she could also use the gift of relaxation and having le b\u00e9b\u00e9<\/strong> stay asleep through the night.<\/p>\n

La saison des f\u00eates<\/strong> (the holiday season) may be able to help her out with a nice berceuse<\/strong> <\/a>(lullaby). While there are a lot of modern holiday songs that keep everyone jolly while les cadeaux<\/strong> wait under the tree<\/a>, the more traditional chants de No\u00ebl<\/strong><\/a> (Christmas carols) often double as soft lullabies that will help any b\u00e9b\u00e9<\/strong><\/a> fall asleep.<\/p>\n

Douce nuit, sainte nuit<\/strong> (Silent night)<\/em> is a perfect example of such un chant de No\u00ebl<\/strong>. Heureusement<\/strong><\/a> (luckily) for French learners the more traditional songs often have une version fran\u00e7aise<\/strong> (a French version) ready to be sung. De plus<\/strong> (what’s more), La chanson<\/a><\/strong> (the song) is more than likely already familiar, and that makes singing along all the easier.<\/p>\n

That said, les paroles<\/strong> (the lyrics) do differ quite a bit from la version anglaise<\/strong> (the English version), but with a little practice it’s easy to understand. Take a moment to relax with Douce nuit, sainte nuit<\/strong> <\/em>and try to follow along to les paroles<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Voici la chanson avec les paroles et une traduction anglaise :<\/strong><\/p>\n