Soldiers listen to the chimes in a village in Aargau. On the evening of May 8, all the bells in the country pealed for quarter of an hour to celebrate the end of the fighting.
Des soldats écoutent le carillon dans un petit village argovien : le soir du 8 mai, toutes les cloches du pays sonnent pendant un quart d’heure pour célébrer la fin des combats.
The chapel pealed the bells in memory of fallen soldiers.
La chapelle fit sonner les cloches en mémoire des soldats tombés.
The cathedral bells pealed to welcome the Pope.
Les cloches de la cathédrale ont sonné pour accueillir le Pape.
The bells pealed and the coffin was placed in front of the altar.
Les cloches sonnèrent à toute volée et le cercueil fut placé devant l'autel.
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