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repertoire fridays: Ernest Chausson "Le colibri" (1882)

May 17, 2013 By sybariticsinger Leave a Comment

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWESS9u1f54]

Ernest Chausson “Le Colibri” from op. 2 (Sept mélodies) – 1882

Performed by Irish mezzo-soprano Ann Murray (b. 27 August 1949)

Le vert colibri, le roi des collines,
Voyant la rosée et le soleil clair,
Luire dans son nid tissé d'herbes fines,
Comme un frais rayon s'échappe dans l'air.

Il se hâte et vole aux sources voisines,
Où les bambous font le bruit de la mer,
Où l'açoka rouge aux odeurs divines
S'ouvre et porte au coeur un humide éclair.

Vers la fleur dorée, il descend, se pose,
Et boit tant d'amour dans la coupe rose,
Qu'il meurt, ne sachant s'il l'a pu tarir! Sur ta lèvre pure, ô ma bien-aimée,
Telle aussi mon âme eut voulu mourir,
Du premier baiser qui l'a parfumée.

Text by  Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818-1894)

Filed Under: Repertoire Fridays, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ann Murray, Ernest Chausson, Le Colibri, mezzo soprano repertoire, Mezzo-Soprano

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