Jonathan Mahoney - Souviens-Toi (Piano and Vocals)

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Uploaded by on Jan 29, 2010

I'm singing the hymn Souviens-Toi from the French hymn book of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The melody is from Dvorak's New World Symphony and the lyrics were written by the Comité linguistique français de l'Église (French Linguistic Committee of the Church).

The lyrics/Les paroles:
Souviens-toi, mon enfant: Tes parents divins
te serraient dans leurs bras, ce temps nest pas loin.
Aujourdhui, tu es là, présent merveilleux,
ton regard brille encore du reflet des cieux.
Parle-moi, mon enfant, de ces lieux bénis
car pour toi est léger le voile doubli.

Souviens-toi, mon enfant des bois, des cités.
Pouvons-nous ici-bas les imaginer?
Et le ciel jusquau soir, est-il rose ou gris ?
Le soleil attend-il la neige ou la pluie?
Conte-moi, mon enfant, la couleur des prés
et le chant des oiseaux dun monde oublié.

Souviens-toi, mon enfant : A laube des temps,
nous étions des amis jouant dans le vent.
Puis un jour, dans la joie nous avons choisi
daccepter du Seigneur le grand plan de vie.
Ce soir-là, mon enfant, nous avons promis
par lamour, par la foi, dêtre réunis.

Here's a bit of an English translation:
Remember, my child : not long ago,
your divine parents held you in their arms.
Today you are here, marvelously present.
Your gaze still shines with the reflection of heaven.
Talk to me, my child, about that blessed place,
because for you the veil is still thin.

Remember, my child, the forests, the cities.
Can we down here imagine them?
And the night sky, is it rosy or gray?
Is the sun waiting for snow or rain?
Describe to me, my child, the color of the meadows
and the birdsongs of a forgotten world.

Remember, my child: at the dawn of time,
we were friends playing in the wind.
Then one day in joy we chose to accept
the Lords great plan of life.
That night, my child, we promised in love,
and in faith, to be reunited.

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  • pas mal mon ami lds !

  • hey, dude... i think your voice bearable... lol... anyway... u didn't use any professional record machine... wathever... why dont u post more french hymns? i am learning french, and would be good... i wonder "ce matin-là" would be a nice one... (sugestion)... and thanks for this one... cya

  • Thank you. We left France and this Hymn reminds me of our time there. Thank you,

  • Hymn très délicat et beau!

  • C'est très belle! Nous ne l'avons pas en espagnol =(

  • belle cantique mais je suis pas fan de ta voix dsl

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