My daughter (pictured below), who has attended French schools her whole life, has sung the French version of Jingle Bells “Vive le vent” at almost all her school holiday Christmas shows.ĭalida singing “Vive le Vent,”: Jingle Bells in French Maybe not quite as popular as the original version is in the US and Canada, but most French children and adults know this catchy Christmas song tune well enough to hum it. The French version of Jingle bells was originally adapted to French by Francis Blanche in 1948, and it’s a popular Christmas song in France. “Vive les vacances”: Hooray for the holidays!īorrowing Christmas songs from other languages is nothing new.
“Vive la France”: A patriotic French expression which means “Long live France.”.If you say “Vive (something),” it can mean anything from “Hooray (something)” to “Long live (something)” depending on the phrase, and it can be used for a person, place or thing. “Vive” comes from the French verb “Vivre which means (to live). In French, Jingle Bell is called “Vive Le Vent” and literally translates to “Long live the wind” but can also mean “live the wind.” Translating songs word for word can’t really maintain these things, and so songwriters and singers who adapt these Christmas songs to their own language change the words and the title. My guess is these changes have something to do with the cohesiveness of the song, making songs rhyme and flow. I wrote an article about popular French Christmas songs in France here. What you may not realize is sometimes the translated titles and lyrics of those original Christmas songs are changed completely while the tune remains the same. Over the years, Christmas carols and Christmas songs such as Jingle Bells have been borrowed and translated from one language to another. Jingle Bells, America’s favourite sing-along Christmas song, is a worldwide sensation. French version of Jingle Bells: Title and lyrics translated to Englishįrench Jingle Bells lyrics are completely different than the English Version.Lyrics to the French version of Jingle Bells.
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