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! 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! Ils annoncent la naissance Du Libérateur d'Israël, Et, pleins de reconnaissance, Chantent en ce jour solennel: Gloria in excelsis Deo! Translation: Angels in our midst Have intoned the anthem of the heavens And this melodious song Echoes from our mountains. Gloria in excelsis Deo! Shepherds, for whom are these songs, What is this celebration for? Which conqueror, what conquest Deserves these triumphant cries? Gloria in excelsis Deo! They announce the birth Of Israel's liberator And, full of gratitude, This solemn day they sing: Glory To God in the Highest (Gloria in excelsis Deo!)