Et de son père arrêter le courroux, Le monde entier tressaille d’espérance The biblical concept of original sin goes all the way back to the story of Adam and Eve in the Book of Genesis. We translated this line to “To wipe away the original sin”. Here, the verb descendre is being conjugated in the passé simple, a literary past tense. This line translates to “When the man God came down to us”. The song has traditionally been used at the start of midnight masses on Christmas eve throughout the French-speaking world. The first line of the song translates to “ Midnight! Christians, it’s the solemn hour“. Minuit ! Chrétiens, c’est l’heure solennelle
In the following section we’ve selected lines of interest which offer interesting insights to French grammar and vocabulary. We have included YouTube videos toward the bottom of the page where you can listen to Minuit Crétien and following along with the French lyrics and English translation. French-Canadian singer, Céline Dion, made a recording of the English version of the song in 1998 for the TV show, “These Are Special Times”. Notable performances of Minuit Crétien have been made by Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, Andre Rieu, Andrea Bocelli and Joan Baez. The song quickly became popular in the English-speaking world when John Sullivan Dwight wrote the English lyrics. Minuit Chrétien is traditionally sung at the beginning of midnight masses in French churches.
The melody was written soon after by Adolphe Adam. The lyrics (les paroles) to Minuit Chr étien were written in 1843 in France by Placide Cappeau.
Another name for the carol is “Cantique de Noël” (meaning Christmas Hyme). Very few people know that the the famous Christmas carol, “ O Holy Night“, was originally French! The French name of the song in French is “Minuit Chrétien” (Pronunciation: mee-nwee kray-tee-un Meaning: Christian midnight).
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