Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells est une des chansons de Noël les plus connues, dans le monde entier. Elle a été écrite par James Pierpont (1822 - 1893), publiée la première fois en 1857.

Elle a été adaptée en Français par Francis Blanche en 1948, sous le titre de Vive le vent. Cette adaptation est très populaire en France et a été interpretée par plusieurs chanteurs, comme Dalida et Mireille Mathieu.

 Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh
Over the fields we go, laughing all the way;
Bells on bob-tail ring, making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight

Refrain:
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh

A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright, was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot;
He got into a drifted bank and we got upset

Au Refrain

A day or two ago, the story I must tell
I went out on the snow, and on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by, in a one-horse open sleigh
He laughed as there I sprawling lie but quickly drove away

Au Refrain

Now the ground is white, go it while you're young
Take the girls tonight, and sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob-tailed bay, two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! you'll take the lead

Au Refrain