Quand la neige recouvre la verte Finlande
Et que les rennes traversent la lande
Le vent dans la nuit
Au troupeau parle encore de lui

[When the snow covers up the green Finland
And that reindeers cross the land
The wind in the night
To the herd still speaks about him]

On l’appelait Nez Rouge
Ha comme il etait mignon
Le p’tit renne au nez rouge
Rouge comme un lumignon

[We were calling him Red Nose
Ha he was so cute
The little red nosed reindeer
Red like a snuff]

Son p’tit nez faisait rire
Chacun s’en moquait beaucoup
On allait jusqu’a dire
Qu’il aimait boire un p’tit cou

[His little nose was making laugh
Everyone was laughing a lot about it
We even said
That he loved drinking a bit]

Une fee qui l’entendit
Pleurer dans le noir
Pour le consoler lui dit

[A fairy heard him
Crying in the night
To comfort him she said
“Come to the paradise tonight”]

Comme un ange Nez Rouge
Tu conduiras dans le ciel
Avec ton p’tit nez rouge
Le chariot du Pere Noel>

[Like an angel Red Nose
You’ll drive in the sky
With your little red nose
The Santa Claus’ sledge]

Quand ses freres le virent d’allure aussi leste
Suivre tres digne les routes celestes
Devant ses ebats
Plus d’un renne resta baba

[When his brothers saw him have a so beautiful allure
Following very dignified the roads of the sky
Facing his revels
More than a reindeer were absolutely amazed]

On l’appelait Nez Rouge
Ha comme il etait mignon
Le p’tit renne au nez rouge
Rouge comme un lumignon

[We called him Red Nose
Ah he was so cute
The little red nosed reindeer
Red like a snuff]

Maintenant qu’il entraine
Son char a travers les cieux
C’est lui le roi des rennes
Et son nez fait des envieux

[Now that he pulls
His sledge across the skies
It’s him the king of reindeers
And his nose make others envious]

Vous fillettes et garcons
Pour la grande nuit
Si vous savez vos lecons
Des que sonnera minuit

[You girls and boys
For the great night
If you know your lessons
As soon as will ring midnight]

Ce petit point qui bouge
Ainsi qu’une etoile au ciel
C’est le nez de Nez Rouge
Annoncant le Pere Noel
Annoncant le Pere Noel
Annoncant le Pere Noel

[This little dot that moves
Like a star in the sky
It’s the nose of Red Nose
Announcing Santa Claus
Announcing Santa Claus
Announcing Santa Claus