The Three Bells lyrics with English translation

A bell for birth

A bell for marriage

A bell for death

There's a village hidden deep in the valley

Among the pine trees and forlorn

And there on a sunny morning

Little Jimmy Brown was born

So his parents brought him to the chapel

When he was only one day old

And the priest blessed the little fellow

Welcomed him into the fold

All the chapel bells were ringing

In the little valley town

And the song that they were singing

Was for baby Jimmy Brown

There's a village hidden deep in the valley

Beneath the mountains high above

And there, twenty years thereafter

Jimmy Brown was to meet his love

Many friends were gathered in the chapel

And many tears of joy were shed

Et beaucoup de larmes de joie ont été versées

In June on a Sunday morning

En juin lors d'un dimanche matin

When Jimmy Brown and his bride were wed

Quand Jimmy Brown et sa fiancée se sont mariés

All the chapel bells were ringing

Toutes les cloches de la chapelle sonnaient

It was a great day in his life

C'était un grand jour dans sa vie

All the songs that they were singing

Toutes les chansons qu'ils chantaient

Were for Jimmy and his wife

Étaient pour Jimmy et sa femme

From the village hidden deep in the valley

Du village caché au fond de la vallée

One rainy morning dark and grey

Un matin de pluie sombre et grise

A soul wound its way to Heaven

Une âme a trouvé son chemin vers le Ciel

Jimmy Brown had passed away

Silent people gathered in the chapel

To say farewell to their old friend

Whose life had been like a flower

Budding, blooming till the end

Just a lonely bell was ringing

In the little valley town

It was farewell that it was singing

To our good old Jimmy Brown

And the little congregation

Prayed for guidance from above

Lead us not into temptation

Make his soul find a salvation

Of thy great eternal love