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Paroles
The Elves And The Shoemaker
By The Grimm Brothers
Margaret Hunt’s translation (1884)
A shoemaker, by no fault of his own, had become so poor that at last he had nothing left but leather for one pair of shoes. So in the evening, he cut
out the shoes, which he wished to begin to make the next morning, and as he had a good conscience, he lay down quietly in his bed, commended
himself to God, and fell asleep. In the morning, after he had said his
prayers, and was just going to sit down to work, the two shoes stood quite
finished on his table. He was astounded, and knew not what to say to it. He took the shoes in his hands to observe them closer, and they were so neatly made that there was not one bad stitch in them, just as if they were
intended as a masterpiece.
Soon after, a buyer came in, and as the shoes pleased him so well, he paid
more for them than was customary and, with the money, the shoemaker
was able to purchase leather for two pairs of shoes. He cut them out at night, and next morning was about to set to work with fresh courage; but
he had no need to do so for, when he got up, they were already made, and
buyers also were not wanting, who gave him money enough to buy leather
for four pairs of shoes. The following morning too, he found the four pairs
made; and so it went on constantly — what he cut out in the evening was
finished by the morning, so that he soon had his honest independence
again, and at last became a wealthy man.
Now it befell that one evening not long before Christmas, when the man
had been cutting out, he said to his wife, before going to bed, «What think
you if we were to stay up tonight to see who it is that lends us this helping
hand?» The woman liked the idea, and lighted a candle, and then they hid
themselves in a corner of the room, behind some clothes which were
hanging up there, and watched. When it was midnight, two pretty little
naked men came, sat down by the shoemaker’s table, took all the work
which was cut out before them and began to stitch, and sew, and hammer
so skillfully and so quickly with their little fingers that the shoemaker
could not turn away his eyes for astonishment. They did not stop until all
was done, and stood finished on the table; and then they ran quickly away.
Next morning the woman said, «The little men have made us rich, and we really must show that we are grateful for it. They run about so, and have
nothing on, and must be cold. I’ll tell thee what I’ll do: I will make them
little shirts, and coats, and vests, and trousers, and knit both of them a pair
of stockings, and do thou, too, make them two little pairs of shoes.» The
man said, «I shall be very glad to do it;» and one night, when everything
was ready, they laid their presents all together on the table instead of the
cut-out work, and then concealed themselves to see how the little men
would behave. At midnight they came bounding in, and wanted to get to work at once, but as they did not find any leather cut out, but only the
pretty little articles of clothing, they were at first astonished, and then
they showed intense delight. They dressed themselves with the greatest
rapidity, putting the pretty clothes on, and singing, «Now we are boys so fine to see. Why should we longer cobblers be?»
Then they danced and skipped and leapt over chairs and benches. At last
they danced out of doors. From that time forth they came no more, but as long as the shoemaker lived all went well with him, and all his
undertakings prospered.
Traduction des paroles
des hommes nus sont venus, se sont assis près de la table du cordonnier, ont pris tout le travail
qui a été découpé devant eux et a commencé à coudre, et coudre, et marteau
si habilement et si rapidement avec leurs petits doigts que le cordonnier
ne pouvait pas détourner ses yeux pour l'étonnement. Ils ne se sont pas arrêtés jusqu'à ce que tous
a été fait, et se tenait fini sur la table; et puis ils ont couru rapidement loin.
Le lendemain matin, la femme a dit « " Les petits hommes nous ont rendus riches, et nous devons vraiment montrer que nous en sommes reconnaissants. Ils courent ainsi
rien de sur, et doit être froide. Je vais te dire ce que je vais faire: je vais les faire
petit shirts et de manteaux et de vestes, pantalons, et tricoter les deux une paire
de bas, et toi aussi, Fais-en deux petites paires de souliers.» Le
l'homme dit: "je serai très heureux de le faire;" et une nuit, quand tout
était prêt, ils ont posé leurs cadeaux tous ensemble sur la table au lieu de la
cut-out travail, puis se sont cachés pour voir comment les petits hommes
allait se comporter. A minuit, ils sont venus bondissant, et je voulais se rendre au travail à la fois, mais comme ils n'ont pas trouvé de cuir découpé, mais seulement le
assez peu d'articles d'habillement, ils furent d'abord étonnés, puis
ils ont montré un plaisir intense. Ils se sont habillés avec le plus grand
rapidité, mettre les jolis vêtements, et chanter, " maintenant, nous sommes des garçons si beaux à voir. Pourquoi devrions-nous être plus cordonniers?»
Puis ils ont dansé, sauté et sauté sur des chaises et des bancs. Enfin
ils ont dansé hors des portes. À partir de ce moment-là, ils ne sont plus venus, mais aussi longtemps que le cordonnier a vécu tout allait bien avec lui, et tout son
les entreprises ont prospéré.