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MichaelKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Frère Jacques
What is the literal translation of Sonnez les Matines. It seems to be an imperative but the translation I found was 'Morning bells are ringing' not ring the morning bells.
AurélieKwiziq team member
Bonjour Michael !
That's translation for you :)
I would say that this sentence is addressed to Frère Jacques (Friar Jacques) to ask him to "ring the morning bells!" => "Sonnez les Matines !".
I hope that's helpful!
Bonnes Fêtes et à bientôt !
MichaelKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thanks Auréile, thats what I thought. Seems that rythm wins over translation. ;)
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Frère Jacques
What is the literal translation of Sonnez les Matines. It seems to be an imperative but the translation I found was 'Morning bells are ringing' not ring the morning bells.
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