My annual French Carol Help request

[FrenchCarolHelp]

I still haven't found the Carol, had lots of lovely French carols suggested but still not the one I'm looking for.

Helpfully don't know any of the words.

I know it is French. I think it is traditional.

I know I've watched school choirs sing it on YouTube.

It has the same haunting quality of 'Carol of the Bells'

Whispers at some points and builds to a crescendo.

My embarrassing attempt to put into words what I hear in my head...

'Nous somme, nous some dupee, enchant ...dum dum dum da dum'

The nous somme is repeated and whispered at time.

*for avoidance of doubt I can't speak French

I was about to write the same comment, but thought I would check it hadn’t already been suggested before I typed it out. Definitely worth a try OP.

Or could you work out the basic tune on a piano and record it? Someone may recognise it (not sure what platform you could add it to though 🤔).

I'm hopeful this will be the year you find it Op.

Come on all ye faithful, lets solve this yuletide mystery once and for all.

A video of you humming it might help?

Not sure this is the correct style of song but it may be sung in different ways

https://fb.watch/o1WLM-1uGf/

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/quand-nous-sommes-tous-ensemble-when-were-together-when-we%E2%80%99re-all-together.html
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Children singing it

Il est né?

Do you know what the teacher’s name was?

Did you already name the school? If not, if you feel comfortable PMing it to me I can dig in. I love finding things like this!

Me to😁
Did the school have a pta or does it have a FB page.
Someone must know!

I'm so invested in this! Hope you find it 😊

This might have already been posted

@crazypavingstar incredible, beautiful, lump in the throat here....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/No%C3%ABl-enfants-Various-artists/dp/B00GPJQVR6

My kids used to do this one at school

Il est né le divin enfant
Jouez hautbois, résonnez musettes
Il est né le divin enfant
Chantons tous son avènement
Depuis plus de quatre mille ans
Nous le promettaient les prophètes
Depuis plus de quatre mille ans
Nous attendions cet heureux temps

Could you record your DD humming it and send it to some of us?

I was so invested in this thread last year and I am again this year!

I hope you find it, op.

It's not something like this version of Marche Des Rois?

"Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris"
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jo0qfqIDQa4

Possible?

Have you tried posting on local FB groups asking if anyone remembers the teacher and would get you in contact? Surely someone would know her?

Yes, me too. The only thing I can think of that's vaguely French and Christmassy is Gaudete, but I'm pretty sure that got ruled out very early on.

I've put it out to a choristor friend of mine. It would really help if you could sing or whistle it onto a recording then post on here.

Is lovely, isn't it?

Just place marking to keep note of the great ideas here for a French carol concert I'm organising!

The Huron Carol (sung in french of course vs huron/french/english verses)
very haunting good drum beat.

Could it be “Nous sommes tout petits”?

The “touts petits” could sound like the “du pee” you’re hearing.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dMgwPlypVMY

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