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Song to the Men of England

New Model Army
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Traduzione francese da Yidlid - Chansons yiddish.

AND YOU PLOW

You are the plowmen and you sow,
You are the farmers and you mow,
And you toil with might and main:
What, my people, is your gain?

Kling klang, kling klang,
The hammer beats relentlessly.
Kling klang, kling klang,
Break the bonds of slavery.

Day and night you weave on the loom,
Dig out metals in the gloom.
Reap the harvest in due time.
Flowing horn of bread and wine.

Kling klang, kling klang,
The hammer beats relentlessly.
Kling klang, kling klang,
Break the bonds of slavery.

But what feasts have you to share?
And what festive clothes to wear?
Where, my people, is your sharp sword?
Where, oh where is your reward?

Kling klang, kling klang,
The hammer beats relentlessly.
Kling klang, kling klang,
Break the bonds of slavery.

ET TU LABOURES

Et tu laboures, et tu sèmes
Et tu nourris et tu couds
Et tu forges et tu files
Dis-moi, mon peuple, ce que tu gagnes?

Cling-clang, cling-clang!
Faites sonner le marteau!
Cling-clang, cling-clang!
Rompez les chaînes de l'esclavage!

Tisse sur ton métier jour et nuit
Extrais-nous du fer de la mine
Ramène-nous la corne d'abondance
Pleine de grain et de vin.

Cling-clang, cling-clang...

Mais où est ta table mise?
Mais où est ton habit de fête?
Mais où est ton épée aiguisée?
Quelle joie t'est destinée à toi?

Cling-clang, cling-clang...

Crée-nous des trésors sans limite
Tout - mais pas pour toi;
Et pour toi dans la misère,
Tu fabriques seulement une chaîne solide

Cling-clang, cling-clang...

Homme, éveille-toi de ton travail,
Et réalise ton grand pouvoir
Si ton bras fort le veut
Tous les rouages s'immobilisent.

Cling-clang, cling-clang...


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