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Le Juif Errant

November 23, 2021 by admin

ROMANCES OF SEYCHELLES-‘ROMANCES DES SEYCHELLES’-ROMANS SESELWA– POSTED BY THE CREOLE MELTING POT   

-1-

Est-il rien sur la terre

Qui  soit plus surprenant

Que la grande misère

Du pauvre Juif errant?

Que son sort malheureux

Parait triste et fâcheux

-2-

Un jour prês de ville

De Bruxelles en Brabant

Des maitres fort dociles

L’accostent en passant

Jamais ils n’avaient vu

Un home aussi barbu

-3-

Son habit tout difformé

Est très mal arrangé

Faisait croire que cet   homme

Etait for étranger

Portant , comme ouvrier

Un simple tablier

-4-

On lui dit :bonjour , maître

De grâce, accordez-nous

La satisfaction d’être un moment avec vous

Ne nous refusez pas

Retardez un peu vos pas

-5-

Messieurs, je vous proteste

J’suis ne dans le malheur

Jamais je ne m’arrête

Ni ici, ni ailleurs

Par beau ou mauvais temps

Je marche incessamment

-6-

Entrez dans cette auberge

Vénérable vieillard

D’un pot de bière fraiche

Vous prenderez votre part

Nous vous régalerons

le mieux que nous pourrons

-7-

J’accepterai de boire

Deux coups avec vous

Mais je ne puis m’asseoir

Je dois rester debout

Je suis en vérité

confus de vos bontés

-8-

De connaître votre âge

Nos serions curieux

A voir votre visage

Vous paraissez fort vieux

Vous avez bien cent ans

Vous montrez tout autant

-9-

La veillesse me gêne

J’ai bien dix-huit cents ans

Chose sure et certaine

Je passé encore douze ans

 J’avais douze ans passés

Quand Jesus-Christ est né

-10-

N’êtes-vous point cet home

De qui l’on parle tant

Que l’Ecriture nomme

Issac, Juif errant?

De grace, dites – nous

 Si c’est surement vous

-11-

Isaac Laquedem

Pour nom me fut donné

Né a Jerusalem

Ville bien renommée

Oui c’est moi, mes enfants

Qui suis le Juif errant

-12-

Juste ciel! Que ma ronde

Est penible pour moi !

Je fais le tour du monde

Par la cinquième fois

Chacun meurt à son tour

Et moi je vis toujours

-13-

Je traverse les mers

Les rivières, les ruisseaux

Les forêts, les desserts

Des batailles et de chocs

Qui coutaient bien des vies

Je les ai traversés

Sans y être blessé

14-

J’ai vu dans l’Amerique

C’est une vérité

Ainsi que dans l’Afrique

Grande mortalité

La mort ne me peut rien

Je m’en aperçois bien

-15-

Je n’ai point de resource

En maison ni en bien

J’ai cinq sous dans ma bourse

Voila tout mon moyen

En tous lieu , en tout temps

J’en ai toujours autant

 -16-

Nous pensions comme un songe

Le recit de vox maux

Nous traitons de mensonge

Tous vos plus grands travaux

Aujourd’hui nous voyons

Que nous nous meprenions

-17-

Vous etiez donc coupable

De quelque grand péché

Pour que Dieu tout aimable

Vous eut tant affligé?

Dites-nous l’occasion

 De cette punition

-18-

C’est ma cruelle audace

Qui causa mon malheur

Si mon crime s’éfface

J’aurai bien du bonheur

J’ai traité mon Sauveur

Avec trop de rigeur

-19-

Sur le mont du Calvaire

Jesus portait sa croix

Il me dit débonnaire

Passez donc près d’chez moi

Veux-tu bien, mon ami

Que je repose ici?

-20-

Moi , cruel et rebelle

Je lui dis, sans raison

ôte-toi criminal

De devant ma maison

Avance et marche donc

Car tu me fait affront

-21-

Jésus , la bonté même

Me dit en soupirant

Tu marchera toi-même

Pendant plus de mille ans

Le dernier jugement

Finira tes tourments

-22-

De chez moi, à l’heure même

Je sortis bien chagrin

Avec douleur extrême

Je me mis en chemin

Des ce jour-la je suis

En marche jour et nuit

-23-

Messieurs, le temps presse

Adieu la compagnie;

Grace à vos politesses

Je vous en remercie

Je suis strop tourmenté

Quand je suis arrêté


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Click here if you wish to read more about the romans in Seychelles and the various themes of the romans

YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS WELCOME

I look forward to any contribution that would assist in making this collection of romans as accurate and comprehensive as possible.

Your contributions can be in different ways:

You can contribute songs that have been fully edited; part of a song and requesting other participants to complete; unedited songs that require editing and requesting the editing. Your contribution may also be in the actual editing of the songs. As we all know, all the songs are in French and, despite the fact that most of us can speak French, it is not an easy language to write, especially in song format.

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