Le répertoire des Negro spirituals : textes et enregistrements

Intéressant chant traditionnel d’appel et réponse, connu via d’antiques interprétations de bluesmen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Revelator_%28song%29
https://youtu.be/P7m-Kenqhpk
[call] Who’s that writin’ ? [response] John the Revelator Tell me who’s that writin’ ? John the Revelator Tell me who’s that writin’ ? John the Revelator Wrote the book of the seven seals
[call] Who’s that writin’ ? [response] John the Revelator Tell me who’s that writin’ ? John the Revelator (…)

God’s gonna set this world on fire God’s gonna set this world on fire One of these days, Hallelujah God’s gonna set this world on fire One of these days
I’m gonna sit at the welcome table
I’m gonna eat and never get hungry
I’m gonna drink and never get thirsty
I’m gonna sing and never get tired
Enregistré par : A capella
et par : Derek Lee Ragin & Moses Hogan chorale

Elijah rock Shout ! Shout ! Elijah rock Coming up, Lord
1 Satan is a liar and a conjur too If you don’t mind him He’ll conjur you
2 If I could I surely would Stand on the rock where Moses stood
Enregistré par : Mahalia Jackson
par : Derek Lee Ragin & Moses Hogan chorale
par : John Littleton
et par : Liz McComb

Lord, I can’t turn back Lord, I can’t turn back Lord, I can’t turn back Just because I’ve been born again
1 I believe I believe I do believe Just because I’ve been born again That Jesus will my soul recieve Just because I’ve been born again
2 You can talk ’bout me just as much as you please Just because I’ve been born again I’m gonna talk ’bout you when I get on my knees Just because I’ve been born again
Enregistré par : Derek Lee Ragin & the Moses Hogan chorale

Well I feel good, good, good I feel good oh yes my Lord Becaus’ there’s something lake the spirit of Jesus ’Makes me feel good, good good
I feel joy I feel love down in my heart I can sing oh yes my friends Do you feel good, then clap’ your hands
Enregistré par : A capella

Get away Jordan, get away oh chilly Jordan Get away, Jordan Oh I wanna cross over to see my Lord Get back chilly Jordan And I wanna cross over to see my Lord
1 You know I promised the Lord If He would set me free ; I’ll go on find out where the End might be ; One day, one day I was walking alone ; You know I heard a voice but I saw no one ; You know the voice I heard sounded so sweet, child Come down from my head to the sole of my feet.
2 You know one of these mornings it won’t be (…)

Same train, standin’ at the station Same train, be back tomorrow Same train, same train
1 Same train carried my father Same train
2 Same train, carried my mother
3 Same train, carried my brother
4 Same train, carried my sister
5 Same train, carried poor sinner

The story of Shadrack, Meechack and Abendnego
1 They were three children of the land of Israel They took a little trip to the land of Babylon Nabuchodonosor was the King of Babylon He took a lot of gold and made him an idol Then he told everybody when he’ll hear the music of the cornet He told everybody when he’ll hear the music of the flute And he told everybody when he’ll hear the music of the harp (Good God !)
2 You’ve got to bow down and worship an idol But the children of Israel (…)

Slavery chain done broke at last Broke at last, broke at last Slavery chain done broke at last Going to praise God till I die
1 Way up in that valley Praying on my knees Telling God about my troubles And to help me if He please
2 I did tell Him how I suffer In the dungeon and the chain And the days I went with head bowed down And my broken flesh and pain (but brethren)
3 I did know my Jesus heard me ’Cause the Spirit spoke to me And said : "Rise my child, my children And you too shall (…)

1 Sometimes, I feel like a motherless child Sometimes, I feel like a motherless child Sometimes, I feel like a motherless child A long ways from home A long ways from home
True believer ! A long ways from home A long ways from home
2 Sometimes I feel like I am almost gone ter Way up in the heavenly land Way up in the heavenly land
Enregistré par : The Golden Gate Quartet
par : Barbara Hendricks & Dmitri Alexeev
par : The Riverside Gospel Congregation
par : Palata singers (…)