Dans son manteau rouge et blanc – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Graeme Allwright, Émilie Pouyer, Xavier Santamaria

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a festive journey with "Dans son manteau rouge et blanc," a charming French Christmas song by Graeme Allwright. This song beautifully captures the innocent excitement of Christmas Eve, teaching listeners about holiday traditions and the magic of giving. Its simple melody and comforting lyrics make it a delightful way to engage with the French language and the spirit of the season.

[English]

In his coat

red and white

on a sleigh

carried by the wind

he will come down

through the chimney

little boy, it's time to go to bed

your eyes are glazing over

listen to the stars

everything is calm, at rest,

do you hear the bells jingling?

and tomorrow morning, little boy

you will find in your slippers

all the toys you dreamed of

little boy, it's time to go to bed

your eyes are glazing over

listen to the stars

everything is calm

at rest

do you hear the bells jingling?

and tomorrow morning,

little boy

you will find

in your slippers

all the toys

you dreamed of

little boy, it's time to go to bed

[French]

Dans son manteau

rouge et blanc

sur un traineau

porté par le vent

il descendra

par la cheminée

petit garçon il est l'heure d'aller se coucher

tes yeux se voilent

écoute les étoiles

tout est calme, reposé,

entends-tu les clochettes tintinabuler?

et demain matin, petit garçon

tu trouveras dans tes chaussons

tous les jouets dont tu as rêvé

petit garçon il est l'heure d'aller se coucher

tes yeux se voilent

écoute les étoiles

tout est calme

reposé

entends-tu les clochettes tintinabuler?

et demain matin,

petit garçon

tu trouveras

dans tes chaussons

tous les jouets

dont tu as rêvé

petit garçon il est l'heure d'aller se coucher

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
manteau /mɑ̃to/ A2	noun - coat
rouge /ʁuʒ/ A1	adjective - red
blanc /blɑ̃/ A1	adjective - white
traineau /tʁɛno/ B1	noun - sleigh
porté /pɔʁte/ B2	verb - carried
vent /vɑ̃/ A1	noun - wind
descendra /dəsɑ̃dʁa/ B2	verb - will descend, come down
cheminée /ʃəmine/ B2	noun - fireplace
garçon /gaʁsɔ̃/ A1	noun - boy
heure /œʁ/ A1	noun - hour
regarder /ʁ(ə)garde/ A2	verb - to look at
étoiles /etwal/ A2	noun (plural) - stars
calme /kalm/ A1	adjective - calm, peaceful
reposé /ʁəpɔze/ B2	adjective - rested, calm
clochettes /ʃɔklɛt/ B2	noun (plural) - small bells
tintinabuler /tɛ̃tibyle/ C1	verb - to ring or tinkle (like bells)
demain /dəmɛ̃/ A2	adverb - tomorrow
trouveras /tʁuveʁa/ B2	verb - will find
chaussons /ʃu sɔ̃/ B1	noun (plural) - slippers or socks
jouets /ʒwɛ/ A1	noun (plural) - toys
rêvé /ʁeve/ B2	verb (past participle) - dreamed of