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Le troupeau verni des moutons Roule en tumulte vers la crêche Les lapins tambours, brefs et rêches, Couvrent leurs aigres mirlitons. Vierge Marie, en crinoline. Ses yeux d'émail sans cesse ouverts, En attendant Bonhomme hiver Veille Jésus qui se dodine Car, près de là, sous un sapin, Furtif, emmitoufflé dans l'ombre Du bois, Belzébuth, le chien sombre, Guette l'Enfant de sucre peint. Mais les beaux anges incassables Suspendus par des fils d'archal Du haut de l'arbuste hiémal Assurent la paix des étables. Et leur vol de clinquant vermeil Qui cliquette en bruits symétriques S'accorde au bétail mécanique Dont la voix grêle bêle: "Noêl! Noêl! Noêl!"
Authorship
- by Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) [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 Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937), "Noël des jouets", M. 47 (1905), published 1914. [voice and piano] [ sung text verified 1 time]
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- SPA Spanish (Español) (Victor Torres) , title 1: "Navidad de los juguetes", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , title 1: "Noël of the toys", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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El rebaño barnizado de ovejas rueda en tumulto hacia el pesebre Los conejos con tambor, breves y ásperos cubren sus agrios balidos. Virgen Maria, en miriñaque. Sus ojos de esmalte abiertos sin cesar esperando al Sr Invierno cuida a Jesús que se acuna. Porque, cerca, bajo el pino, Furtivo, arrebujado en la sombra del bosque, Belcebú, el perro oscuro, acecha al Niño de azúcar de colores. Pero los bellos ángeles irrompibles suspendidos por un simple hilo desde lo alto del arbusto invernal aseguran la paz de los establos. Y su vuelo de lentejuelas rojas que cliquea en ruidos simétricos se une al ganado mecánico donde la voz aguda bala: "¡Navidad! ¡Navidad! ¡Navidad!"
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- Translation from French (Français) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2010 by Victor Torres, (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.
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- a text in French (Français) by Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-21
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