Swing jazz · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
The Christmas Goose Joins the Choir
“The Christmas Goose Joins the Choir” brings together English and French. Its musical genre is Swing jazz.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ French
About this song
The first paired lines are “I rescued a goose from the muddy riverbank.” and “J'ai sauvé une oie de la berge boueuse.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A rescued goose follows its owner to choir practice and honks only during the conductor's solemn pauses. Warm Christmas swing, brushed drums, double bass, piano, clarinet and soft brass, relaxed expressive solo singing, charming original melody
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Two languages. One melody.
Lyrics & translation
Verse
I rescued a goose from the muddy riverbank.
J'ai sauvé une oie de la berge boueuse.
Now she follows every footstep through the village.
Maintenant elle suit chacun de mes pas au village.
Tonight she joins our Christmas choir rehearsal.
Ce soir elle rejoint notre répétition de Noël.
I place a towel beside my polished shoes.
Je pose une serviette près de mes chaussures cirées.
Chorus
My goose waits for the conductor's lifted eyebrow.
Mon oie attend que le chef lève son sourcil.
She fills his precious silence with one honk.
Elle remplit son précieux silence d'un seul cri.
Her orange foot stays on his chalk mark.
Sa patte orange reste sur sa marque de craie.
Nobody holds the final note without a smile.
Personne ne tient la dernière note sans sourire.
Verse
She stretches out her neck and waits with him.
Elle allonge le cou et attend avec lui.
The altos hide their faces in their music.
Les altos cachent leurs visages dans leurs partitions.
Our solemn bass has dropped his reading glasses.
Notre basse solennelle a lâché ses lunettes.
Chorus
My goose waits for the conductor's lifted eyebrow.
Mon oie attend que le chef lève son sourcil.
She fills his precious silence with one honk.
Elle remplit son précieux silence d'un seul cri.
Her orange foot stays on his chalk mark.
Sa patte orange reste sur sa marque de craie.
Nobody holds the final note without a smile.
Personne ne tient la dernière note sans sourire.
Bridge
The conductor sets his wooden baton down.
Le chef pose sa baguette de bois.
He adds a little rest beside my name.
Il ajoute un petit silence près de mon nom.
We try the ending with our newest member.
Nous essayons la fin avec notre nouvelle recrue.
She answers and settles on the towel.
Elle répond puis se couche sur la serviette.
Chorus
My goose waits for the conductor's lifted eyebrow.
Mon oie attend que le chef lève son sourcil.
She fills his precious silence with one honk.
Elle remplit son précieux silence d'un seul cri.
Her orange foot stays on his chalk mark.
Sa patte orange reste sur sa marque de craie.
Nobody holds the final note without a smile.
Personne ne tient la dernière note sans sourire.
Outro
We bow together at the empty chapel chairs.
Nous saluons ensemble les chaises vides de la chapelle.
She follows him outside instead of me.
Dehors elle le suit à ma place.
