FRENCH LYRICS

Quand tout renait a l'espérance,
Et que l'hiver fuit loin de nous,
Sous le beau ciel de notre France,
Quand le soleil revient plus doux,
Quand la nature est reverdie,
Quand l'hirondelle est de retour,
J'aime à revoir ma Normandie,
C'est le pays qui m'a donné le jour.

J'ai vu les champs de l'Helvétie,
Et ses chalets et ses glaciers,
J'ai vu le ciel de l'Italie,
Et Venise et ses gondeliers.
En saluant chaque patrie,
Je me disais aucun séjour
N'est plus beau que ma Normandie,
C'est le pays qui m'a donné le jour.

Il est un âge dans la vie,
Ou chaque rêve doit finir,
Un âge ou l'âme recueillie
A besoin de se souvenir.
Lorsque ma muse refroidie
Vers le passé fera retour,
J'irai revoir ma Normandie,
C'est le pays qui m'a donné le jour.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

When everything is reborn in hope  
And winter flees far from us,  
Under the beautiful sky of our France,  
When the the sun returns gentler,  
When nature has turned green again,  
When the swallow has returned,  
I like to see once more my Normandy,  
It’s the country where I saw the light of day.  
 
I’ve seen the fields of Helvetia,  
And its chalets and its glaciers,  
I’ve seen the sky of Italy,  
And Venice and its gondoliers.  
Greeting each homeland,  
I told myself that no stay  
Is finer than my Normandy,  
It’s the country where I saw the light of day.  
 
There comes a time of life,  
When every dream must finish,  
A time when the restful spirit  
Needs to remember.  
When my chilled muse  
Makes its way back to the past,  
I’ll go see once more my Normandy,  
It’s the country where I saw the light of day. 

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Jersey
"Ma Normandie" (My Normandy)

Words by:Frédéric Bérat
Music by:Frédéric Bérat
In use since:19th century

Jersey is a Crown dependency of the United_Kingdom located in the English
Channel off the cost of France; together with Guernsey, they are known as the
Channel Islands.

Jersey (and the other Channel Islands) were originally colonized by Normans
from Normandy and were a part of Normandy for a time in their history as well.
This is why the anthem lyrics are in French, as you can still hear it spoken on
the island today. Not surprisingly, the anthem is also used unofficially as the
anthem of the French region of Normandy.

Special thanks to:Ken Westmoreland for providing the French lyrics.

See also: United_Kingdom.
