Lyrics - French
(French folk song)
1. D’où viens-tu bergère, d’où viens-tu ?
Je viens de l’étable, de m’y promener,
J’ai vu un miracle ce soir arrivé.
2. Qu’as-tu vu bergère, qu’as-tu vu ?
Qu’as-tu vu bergère, qu’as-tu vu ?
J’ai vu dans la crèche un petit enfant
Sur la paille fraîche mis bien tendrement.
3. Rien de plus bergère, rien de plus ?
Rien de plus bergère, rien de plus ?
Sainte-Marie sa mère sous un humble toit,
Saint-Joseph son père qui tremble de froid.
4. Rien de plus bergère, rien de plus ?
Rien de plus bergère, rien de plus ?
Y’a le boeuf et l’âne qui sont par devant
Avec leur haleine réchauffent l’enfant.
5. Rien de plus bergère, rien de plus ?
Rien de plus bergère, rien de plus ?
Y’a trois petits anges descendus du ciel
Chantant les louanges du père éternel.
English Translation – Where are you coming from, shepherdess?
Where are you coming from, shepherdess, where are you coming from?
Where are you coming from, shepherdess, where are you coming from?
I’m coming from the barn, I was having a walk
I saw a miracle, it happened this night
What did you see, shepherdess, what did you see?
What did you see, shepherdess, what did you see?
I saw a little child in the manger
Nicely bedded on fresh straw
Nothing else, shepherdess, nothing else?
Nothing else, shepherdess, nothing else?
Holy Mary, his mother, under a humble roof
Holy Joseph, his father, trembling with cold
Nothing else, shepherdess, nothing else?
Nothing else, shepherdess, nothing else?
There is the oxen and the donkey in front,
With their breath they keep the child warm.
Nothing else, shepherdess, nothing else?
Nothing else, shepherdess, nothing else?
There are three little angels, who came down from heaven
Singing glory to God in the Highest
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2 thoughts on “D’où viens-tu, bergère?”
Hi there we have picked your song as the song in the Christmas play for our grade K-8 concert in a couple of weeks. We have been learning the song and can do it Acapulco but we would love the musical notes to go along with our song. Can you help and send us the music so out music teacher can play it for us?
Hi! I am glad to hear you are singing this song for your concert. The music notes for the melody are on this page. 🙂