Anvil Chorus

The rousing and well-known Anvil Chorus (Coro di zingari or gypsy chorus) from Act 2, Scene 1 of Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore (The Troubador) (1853) depicts Spanish gypsies striking their anvils at dawn and singing the praises of hard work, good wine, and their gypsy women.

Translation

See how the clouds melt away
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!