Chant de Forgeron

Près du Joudain il y a une maison de forgeron, 
Un forgeron alerte comme un cavalier 
y fait sa besogne. 
Et en soufflant il y attise la flame, 
souffle, souffle, cela entretient 
la flamme, le feu éternel qui brûle dessous. 
Que fais-tu là ô forgeron? 
Je suis en train de préparer 
le fer pour le cheval du Messie.

Translation(s): ENG

List of language codes

Submitted by Emily Ezust [Administrator]

Authorship

• from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Folk text, translated from the Hebrew [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974), "Chant de Forgeron", op. 34 no. 7 (1916), from Poèmes Juifs, no. 7. [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , title 1: "Song of the Blacksmith", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

Gentle Reminder

This website began in 1995 as a personal project, and I have been working on it full-time without a salary since 2008. Our research has never had any government or institutional funding, so if you found the information here useful, please consider making a donation. Your gift is greatly appreciated.      - Emily Ezust

Song of the Blacksmith

 Near the Jordan is the house of a blacksmith. 
 A smithy, alert as a horseman,
 labors there. 
 He blows on the fire, 
 blows, blows, to maintain 
 the eternal flame burning below. 
 What are you doing, oh blacksmith? 
 I am making shoes 
 for the Messiah's horse.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The material directly above is protected by copyright and appears here by special permission. If you wish to copy it and distribute it, you must obtain permission or you will be breaking the law. Once you have permission, you must give credit to the author and display the copyright symbol ©. Copyright infringement is a criminal offense under international law.

Authorship

• Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2002 by Faith J. Cormier, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
  
  Contact:
  
  
  (licenses at lieder dot net)
  
  
  

• a text in French (Français) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Folk text, translated from the Hebrew
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Darius Milhaud. Go to the text.

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.