A2 · Episode 28 · 3:31

Miller, Are You Sleeping?

This is a classic French nursery rhyme featuring repetitive, rhythmic lyrics that depict a miller sleeping while his windmill spins too fast and the wind blows strongly.

Source：LE REGARD SONORE · License：CC BY 3.0

Transcript

0:20
Meunier, tu dors, ton moulin, ton moulin va trop vite.
Miller, you're asleep; your mill, your mill is turning too fast.
0:27
Meunier, tu dors, ton moulin, ton moulin
Miller, you're asleep; your mill, your mill—
0:34
va trop fort. Ton moulin, ton moulin va trop
is turning too hard. Your mill, your mill is turning too—
0:40
vite, ton moulin, ton moulin va trop fort.
fast, your mill, your mill is turning too hard.
0:43
Ton moulin, ton moulin va trop vite, ton moulin, ton moulin va trop fort.
Your mill, your mill is turning too fast; your mill, your mill is turning too hard.
0:48
Meunier, tu dors, ton moulin, ton moulin va trop vite.
Miller, you're asleep; your mill, your mill is turning too fast.
0:56
Et tu dors, ton moulin, ton moulin va trop fort.
And you're asleep; your mill, your mill is turning too hard.
1:01
Ton moulin, ton moulin va trop vite, ton moulin, ton moulin va trop fort.
Your mill, your mill is turning too fast; your mill, your mill is turning too hard.
1:08
Ton moulin, ton moulin va trop vite, ton moulin,
Your mill, your mill is turning too fast; your mill,
1:12
ton moulin va trop.
your mill is turning too hard.
1:16
Et tu dors, et le vent,
And you're asleep; the wind—
1:18
et le vent souffle, souffle.
the wind is blowing, blowing.
1:23
et tu dors et le vent et le vent souffle fort
And you're asleep; the wind, the wind is blowing fiercely,
1:32
et le vent souffle fort et le
the wind is blowing fiercely; the wind—
1:36
Souffle, souffle, et le vent, et le vent souffle fort.
blowing, blowing; the wind, the wind is blowing fiercely.
1:43
Meunier, tu dors, ton
Miller, you're asleep; your
1:47
moulin, ton moulin va trop vite.
mill, your mill is turning too fast.
1:49
Le nez tu dors, ton moulin, ton moulin va trop fort.
Miller, you're asleep; your mill, your mill is turning too hard.
1:56
Ton moulin, ton moulin va trop vite, ton moulin, ton moulin va
Your mill, your mill is turning too fast; your mill, your mill is turning too
2:02
trop fort. Ton moulin, ton moulin va trop vite, ton
hard. Your mill, your mill is turning too fast; your
2:07
moulin, ton moulin va trop.
mill, your mill is turning too hard.
2:13
Et le vent, et le vent souffle sous.
The wind, the wind is blowing underneath.
2:22
Et le vent, et le vent souffle fort.
The wind, the wind is blowing fiercely.
2:28
et le vent souffle fort
The wind is blowing fiercely,
2:31
et le vent Et tu dors,
and you're asleep,
2:42
ton moulin, ton moulin va trop vite.
your mill, your mill is turning too fast.
2:49
Ton moulin, ton moulin va trop fort, ton moulin, ton moulin va trop vite.
Your mill, your mill is turning too fast,
2:55
ton moulin, ton moulin va trop fort, ton moulin.
your mill, your mill is going too hard, your mill.