1. I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play
And mild and sweet their songs repeat
Of peace on earth good will to men.
2. I though how, as the day has come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along th'unbroken song
Of peace on earth good will to men.
3. And in despair I bowed my head
There is no peace on earth I said
For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
4. Then pealed the bells more loud and deep
God is not dead, nor doth He sleep ;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to men.
5. Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
Traduction
J'ai entendu les cloches, le jour de Noël
Avec leurs vieilles chansons si typiques
Et c'est doucement et calmement qu'elles se répétaient
Paix sur la terre aux hommes de bonne volonté...