French listening practice with side-by-side translation
Listen to Vive le vent, a French winter holiday carol sung to the same tune as "Jingle Bells." Below the video, you’ll find the lyrics and literal translation.
Listening comprehension: See the links at the bottom for lessons related to the phrases in italics.
Vive le vent : Paroles | Long live the wind: Lyrics |
Sur le long chemin | Translation On the long path [collapse] |
(Refrain) | Translation (Refrain) [collapse] |
Oh ! Vive le temps, vive le temps, | Translation Oh! Long live the weather, long live the weather, [collapse] |
Joyeux, joyeux Noël Refrain | Translation Merry, merry Christmas Refrain [collapse] |
Et le vieux monsieur Refrain | Translation And the old man Refrain [collapse] |
Sur le long chemin Refrain | Translation On the long path Refrain [collapse] |
Video courtesy of The Best Christmas Songs. | Translation by LKL |
Listening comprehension
Expressions
Grammar
- Tout blanc de neige blanche – adjective agreement
- Un vieux monsieur s’avance, Qui s’en va – pronominal verbs
- sa canne – possessive adjective
le vent Qui siffle, C’est l’heure où tout est sage – relative pronouns - le vent … Lui souffle – indirect object
- il chantait – imperfect
- Vive le vent – third-person command (learn more: vive la France)
- sifflant, soufflant – present participles
- les grands sapins verts – adjective placement
- Et l’on entend – l’on vs on
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