Text: Les anges dan nos campagnes

Traditional carol, arr. David P. Babbitt (1947–2006)

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Les anges dans nos campagnes ont entonné l’hymne des cieux, et l’écho de nos montagnes redit ce chant mélodieux. Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. Bergers, pour qui cette fête? Quel est l’objet de tous ces chants? Quel vainqueur, quelle conquête Mérite ces cris triomphants? Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. Ils annoncent la naissance du libérateur d’Israël, et pleins de reconnaissance chantent en ce jour solennel. Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo.	In our fields the angels have begun to sing the heavenly hymn, and from our mountains the echo repeats this melodious song. Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo! Shepherds, for whom is this celebration? What is the point of all these songs? What conqueror, what conquest merits these triumphant cries? Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo! They announce the birth of the liberator of Israel, and full of gratitude they sing on this solemn day. Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!