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Thread #3225   Message #15861
Posted By: Joe Offer
05-Nov-97 - 11:57 PM
Thread Name: Christmas songs
Subject: Lyr Add: BRING A TORCH, JEANETTE ISABELLA^^
Well, Greta, this forum runs on guilt. I saw the song before and knew there was another verse, but I just didn't feel like typing it. Now that you bring it up, I feel guilty that I was too lazy to type, so I typed it now:

Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella,

Bring a torch, Jeanette Isabella,
Bring a torch to the stable run!
It is Jesus, good folk of the village;
Christ is born and Mary’s calling:
Ah! Ah! Beautiful is the mother,
Ah! Ah! Beautiful is her son!

It is wrong when the child is sleeping,
It is wrong to talk so loud;
Silence, all, as you gather around,
Lest your noise should waken Jesus:
Hush! Hush! See how fast he slumbers:
Hush! Hush! See how fast he sleeps!

Softly to the little stable,
Softly for a moment come;
Look and see how charming is Jesus,
How he is white, his cheeks are rosy!
Hush! Hush! See how the child is sleeping;
Hush! Hush! See how he smiles in his dreams.

Un flambeau, Jeanette Isabelle,
Un flambeau, courons au berceau!
C’est Jesus, bonnes gens du hameau,
Le Christ est ne, Marie appelle,
Ah! Ah! Que la mere est belle,
Ah! Ah! que l’enfant est beau!
Here's yet another carol that poses some difficulties for those of us who like to display at least some sensitivity. The white baby with rosy cheeks might be a little difficult for some to swallow these days.
-Joe Offer-