Chansons de Noël Anglaises – Jingle Bells

December 5, 2017 Diane

Quand arrive Décembre, les décorations s’illuminent dans les rues et les magasins commencent tous à diffuser nos chansons de Noël préférées. Il ne fait aucun doute que nous connaissons tous les paroles de « Vive le vent » sur le bout des doigts quand vient la période de Noël mais saviez-vous que nos voisins anglophones ont la même chanson ? Là-bas elle s’appelle « Jingle Bells » (« les clochettes ») et nous vous invitons à en découvrir les paroles !

Jingle bells

Dashing through the snow
On a one horse open sleigh
O’er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tail ring,
making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

A day or two ago,
I thought I’d take a ride,
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank,
And then we got upsot.

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
Oh, What fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
Oh, What fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.

Now the ground is white
Go it while you’re young
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song
Just get a bob tailed bay
two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you’ll take the lead