J’ai vu maman embrasser le père Noël

French listening practice with side-by-side translation

Listen to J’ai vu maman embrasser le père Noël, the French version of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." They are sung to the same tune, but the lyrics are somewhat different. Below the video, you’ll find the French lyrics and literal English translation.

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J’ai vu maman embrasser le père Noël : Paroles I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus: Lyrics
Moi, j’ai vu petite maman hier soir
En train d’embrasser le Père-Noël.
Ils étaient sous le gui
Et me croyaient endormi
Mais sans en avoir l’air,
J’avais mes deux yeux entr’ouverts.
Translation

I saw Mommy last night
Kissing Santa Claus.
They were under the mistletoe
And thought I was asleep
But without looking like it,
I had my two eyes half-open.

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Ah si papa était v’nu à passer
Je m’demande ce qu‘il aurait pensé.
Aurait-il trouvé naturel
Parce qu’il descend du ciel
Que maman embrasse le Père-Noël.
Translation

Oh if Daddy had happened by
I wonder what he would have thought.
If he would have found it normal
Because he comes down from the sky
That Mommy kisses Santa Claus.

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Moi, j’ai vu petite maman hier soir
En train d’embrasser le Père-Noël.
J’ai bien cherché pourquoi
Et j’ai deviné, je crois
C’est parce qu’il m’avait apporté
De si beaux jouets.
Translation

I saw Mommy last night
Kissing Santa Claus.
I really tried to figure out
And I figured (it) out, I think
It’s because he brought me
Such nice toys.

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Aussi pour l’an prochain, j’ai bon espoir
Qu’il viendra encore à mon appel,
Et de nouveau, je f’rai semblant
De dormir profondément
Si maman embrasse le Père-Noël.
Translation

Also for next year, I really hope
That he will come again to my call,
And again, I will pretend
To sleep deeply
If Mommy kisses Santa Claus.

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Video courtesy of duts76. Translation by LKL

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