The singer of the iconic song “Jesus was born in Provence”, which has entered the popular culture of our region, is back with the rest of the story: That of the Cushions of Jesus, that is to say that of the famous Tourtons du Champsaur which were first called “the Jesus Cushions”. Indeed, at the time in the mountains, times were hard and we could only afford to make them for a festive meal, that of Christmas… .
The song is performed by Robert Miras.
The music is signed by René Baldaccini and he will release at the beginning of the year a very beautiful album which tells the story of life, which tells the story of our lives…”A piano to take flight”.
The song, whose lyrics are signed by Jean-Marc Passeron, tells the story of the birth of our tourtons born in Champsaur and which became the specialty of the Southern Alps thanks in particular to the Pellegrin brothers.
Our famous cushions… were originally called “Jesus cushions” because, in those days, we could only afford to make them at Christmas….
The Jesus Cushions therefore tell our story but also the Christmas holidays with a nod to the iconic song by Robert Miras “Jesus was born in Provence” which has entered the popular culture of the region.
We invite you to listen to it, to share it widely but also to make it your own by making your own versions!
Please send them by we transfer to [email protected]/tel 04 92 20 17 17
The text
Jesus cushions
We weren’t going to put it on the ground.
This newborn that the whole world has been waiting for
So the grandmother took out a very big bowl
She put oil and wheat flour in it
She kneaded for a long time, gently, expertly
On the fire, she cooked the good potatoes
Which grew all summer near Vincent
She added a little piece of winter tomme
Jesus cushions were born
Now you can arrive
You, whom the world was waiting for
In the nursery we placed
Cushions to protect you
Now you can arrive
You, who gives us hope
In the nursery we placed
Cushions to protect you
So we let the dough rest
A good roll then the roulette
And from the dough we made very small squares
Not very big, a few centimeters
In the old pan, we put the little fritters
Mathieu recovered from the woods of the Bruno field
We cooked them, heated them, turned them, browned them
For dessert, we would make them with prunes
Little Jesus could arrive
Now you can arrive
You, whom the world was waiting for
In the nursery, we placed
Cushions to protect you
Now you can arrive
You, who gives us hope
In the nursery we placed
Cushions to protect you
The song however says that he was born in Provence
Between Avignon and Sainte-Maries
But it’s higher up, like in transhumance
That he spent his very first night
Near the stars, in the stable near the sheep
With a simple bed, the gift of the shepherds
Cushions that we will call Tourtons
Little Jesus was the first to love them
Now you can arrive
You, whom the world was waiting for
In the nursery we placed
Cushions to protect you
Now you can arrive
You, who gives us hope
In the nursery we placed
Cushions to protect you
2023-12-10 07:14:58
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