Frère Jacques
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
27/12/16
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 !
Michael
Kwiziq community member
27/12/16
Thanks Auréile, thats what I thought. Seems that rythm wins over translation. ;)
Michael
Kwiziq community member
27/12/16
Sorry ... Aurélie.
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Michael
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26 December 2016
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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.