A picture of Christmas | Baby Jesus as depicted

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by Albert Rudhardt (1894 - 1944)

Translation © by Geneviève Usher

Image de Noël

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

L'enfant Jesus des images 
Le beau bébé rose et blanc 
Tend ses deux poings vers les mages 
Ou vers un berger tremblant
Le boeuf sans cérémonie
Rumine en grondant un peu
Et la Vierge en manteau bleu
Sourit à la compagnie

Text Authorship:

by Albert Rudhardt (1894 - 1944) [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 Frank Martin (1890 - 1974), "Image de Noël", 1947 [ flute, voice and piano ], from Trois Chants de Noël, no. 2, Universal Edition [ sung text checked 2 times]

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

ENG English (Geneviève Usher) , "A picture of Christmas", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 41

A picture of Christmas

Language: English after the French (Français)

Baby Jesus as depicted, 
a baby pink and fair
Stretches both his fists towards the Magi 
and a trembling shepherd,
The ox, unceremoniously, chews, lowing softly
And the virgin in a blue cloak 
smiles at the assembled company.

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Albert Rudhardt (1894 - 1944)
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This text was added to the website: 2016-07-09
Line count: 7
Word count: 38