La Nuit – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Les Choristes

Lyrics & Translation

[French]

[English]

Oh nuit vient apporter à la terre

Oh night, come bring to earth

Le calme enchantement de ton mystère

Your calm enchantment, your mystery

L'ombre qui l'escorte est si douce

The shadow that accompanies you is so gentle

Si doux est le concert de tes doigts

So gentle is the symphony of your fingers

Chantant l'espérance

Singing hope

Si grand est ton pouvoir transformant

Your transforming power is so great

Tout en rêve heureux

Turning everything into happy dreams

Oh nuit, oh laisses encore à la terre

Oh night, oh let the earth still have

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Le calme enchantement de ton mystère

Your calm enchantment, your mystery

L'ombre qui t'escorte est si douce

The shadow that follows you is so gentle

Est-il une beauté aussi belle que le rêve

Is there a beauty as lovely as a dream?

Est-il de vérité plus douce que l'espérance

Is there a truth more sweet than hope?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nuit /nɥi/ A2	noun - night
apporter /apɔʁte/ B1	verb - to bring
calme /kalm/ A2	noun / adjective - calm, peace
enchantement /ɑ̃ʃɑ̃tmɑ̃/ B2	noun - enchantment, spell, fascination
mystère /misteʁ/ B2	noun - mystery
ombre /ɔ̃bʁ/ A2	noun - shadow
escorte /ɛs.kɔʁt/ B2	noun - escort, accompany
doux /du/ A2	adjective - soft, gentle, sweet
concert /kɔ̃sɛʁ/ A1	noun - concert, performance
espérance /ɛs.pe.ʁɑ̃s/ B2	noun - hope
pouvoir /puvwaʁ/ B2	noun / verb - power; to be able to