Everything about The Anvil Chorus totally explained
The
Anvil Chorus is the
English term for the
Coro di zingari (
Italian gypsy chorus), a piece of
music from Act 2, Scene 1 of
Giuseppe Verdi's
Il trovatore (The Troubador) (
1853) which depicts Spanish Gypsies striking their
anvils at dawn (hence its English name) and singing the praises of hard work, good wine, and their gypsy women. Most recordings will list this as
Vedi! Le fosche notturne.
This chorus is often parodied in the
Tiny Toons cartoons.
Glenn Miller does a
jazz version of this chorus.
Translation
from the face of the sky when the sun shines,
its brightness beaming;
just as a widow, discarding her black robes,
shows all her beauty in brilliance gleaming.
So, to work now!
Lift up your hammers!
Who turns the gypsy's day from gloom to brightest sunshine?
His lovely gypsy maid!
Fill up the goblets! New strength and courage
flow from lusty wine to soul and body.
See how the rays of the sun play and sparkle
and give to our wine gay new splendor.
So, to work now!
Who turns the gypsy's day from gloom to brightest sunshine?
His lovely gypsy maid!
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