D'ou viens-tu, bergere?

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The song D'où viens-tu, bergère? [Whence art thou, my maiden?] is a popular French Canadian Christmas carol probably originating from France.

It takes the form of a dialogue between a shepherdess (who has witnessed the miracle of the Nativity) and her friends who ask her many questions.

This Christmas carol is sung in many European countries and was brought to Canada in the 17th century.

It has since become a great perennial favorite.

In his aforementioned book, Ernest Myrand writes that this song is une délicieuse berceuse où la naïveté du dialogue le dispute à la candeur de la mélodie, ce qui lui donne un cachet exceptionnel de tendresse et de suavité.

[a delightful lullaby to which a naive dialogue and an ingenuous melody bring exceptional tenderness and suaveness].

Details about D'ou viens-tu, bergere?

Title : D'où viens-tu, bergère?
Subtitle : D'ou viens-tu, bergere? - Whence art thou, my maiden?
Composer : (Anonymous)
Catalog :
Style : Christmas Hymns & Carols
Composed/published : Traditional French
Original instrumentation : Piano

Sources : Ernest Myrand, Noëls anciens de la Nouvelle-France : Étude historique. Québec : Dussault & Proulx, 1899.
Source for the English lyrics : William McLennan, Songs of Old Canada. Montreal : Dawson Bros., 1886.

Sheet music associated with D'ou viens-tu, bergere?

Catalogue	Title	Key	Instrumentation
	D'où viens-tu, bergère? ♥	D Major	Flute, violin and piano
	D'où viens-tu, bergère? ♥	D Major	Violin duet
	D'où viens-tu, bergère? ♥	G Major	Soprano voice and piano
	D'où viens-tu, bergère? ♥	D Major	Alto voice and piano
	D'où viens-tu, bergère? ♥	F Major	Treble recorder and piano
	D'où viens-tu, bergère? ♥	F Major	Flute and piano
	D'où viens-tu, bergère? ♥	C Major	Descant recorder and piano
	D'où viens-tu, bergère? ♥	D Major	Violin and piano
	D'où viens-tu, bergère? ♥	G Major	Viola and piano
	D'où viens-tu, bergère?	G Major	Piano