Berlioz, Nuits d'été. Janet Baker.n°4. Absence.

[JanetteHeffernan]

What a song! What a composer!

[sablehood]

i wanted to know why so many people hated rufus wainwright's version, this is completely different stuff...

[Summaq]

Thanks, jolicrasseux, for this heart-wrenching, soulful version.

[preruminator]

Anderwärts Kehr heim, Geliebte mein, kehr heim! Gleich einer Blume fern der Sonn' verschließt die Blüte meines Seins sich, ist dein strahlend Lächeln fern. Wie weit die Herzen doch entfernt! Welch Kluft, die unsere Küsse trennt! O bittres Los ganz ohne dich! Wie groß mein Sehnen, ungestillt! Von hier nach dort - welch weites Land mit Städten, Weilern eingestreut, mit Tälern, Höhen, weit gespannt - wie müde wird der Rosse Schritt. © Bertram Kottmann

[preruminator]

Can you sing it in a more soul-stirring way?

Thanks for sharing this with us.

[unihammer]

Since I first heard this about three months ago, I have been haunted by it. It is sublime!!

[louicoba]

I'm speechless ......Bravo ! .....

[BlushBabyBlushBaby]

has anyone got the english?

[jolicrasseux]

Please check the previous comments, you'll find a translation !

[BlushBabyBlushBaby]

beautiful

[louicoba]

Great,great moment of emotion! So beautiful!!!

[Yohiniza]

FABU!!!!!

[Angeltots]

wow..her french is clear!!

[quito1565]

sin palabras.........simplemente magnifico!!!!

[ChuloJacques]

Quelle interprétation ! Quelle maîtrise ! Quelle présence !.. Oups !

[vocalvideos]

That has to be the most convincing recording of the text i think I have ever heard! Bravo! Outstanding!

[rocchisal]

M A G N Í F I C A!!!

[tonioeld]

there is no more perfect singing than this...the french is impeccable..there is not one single french singer who could claim to sing in english with such style,yet they never stop critizing others who succeed in french...strange ungenerous reaction

[vocalvideos]

This is my second time listening to this recording. So inspiring. She has such a connected, energized, legato line in her breath. Each note leads perfectly balanced into the next with such dynamic intensity. Her crec. and decres. are equisite. Absolutely outstanding!

[vocalvideos]

She sings with such accuracy of vowel and word pronuciation. This is fabulous. Thank you for posting the words! Bravo! So expressive!

[lanz2284]

hello.. I really appreciate your message.. thanks.. Its a big help for me.. Whats your name? hope to be your friend..

[jolicrasseux]

Your words: "we are here to share knowledge and music" were so right ! You do the most beautiful thing on earth, you sing ! All my hopes and wishes for your success !

I have the dream to listen to you singing "Absence"!!!

My best wishes, my FRIEND !

[jolicrasseux]

Read the lower part first , then the upper one !

Youtube does not accept too long messages !

[jolicrasseux]

Come back, come back my beloved ! Like a flower, far from the sun, The flower of my life is closed Far from your vermilion smile! From here to there, so many campaigns So many cities and hamlets So many small valleys and mountains Will weary the foot of the horses ! Come back, come back my beloved! Like a flower, far from the sun, The flower of my life is closed Far from your vermilion smile.

[jolicrasseux]

Come back, come back my beloved !

Like a flower, far from the sun,

The flower of my life is closed

Far from your vermilion smile!

Between our hearts, what a distance!

such an amount of space between our kisses!

Oh bitter fate ! Oh hard absence !

Oh great unappeased desires !

[lanz2284]

sorry. but i think u misunderstood me. i want to know the translation not the english VERSION. Coz i want know the meaning of every word in english. and pls calm down with our reply coz we r here to share knowledge and music. thanks

[jolicrasseux]

Pardon me ! I did not want to hurt you.

I tried a translation and will send it in a new message !

My best regards.

[lanz2284]

hello does anyone have english translatin of this song.. coz im goign to sing this on my jury exam.. Thanks

[jolicrasseux]

Please, do not sing that song using english words instead of french !!! Dame Janet Baker is english, she sings in french !

The french word for your intention is "sacrilège" !

Any jury should refuse such a mistake !

[zrshwe]

Can anyone tell me whether the DVD is available.

[chaveneau]

Reviens, reviens, ma bien-aimée

comme une fleur loin du soleil....

[blakley42]

I met Ms Baker at the 1968 or 1969 Aldeburgh festival in England. As I remember, she was singing at a county church, as the festival hall in Snape had burnt down. It was sweltering in the church, so many people retreated to the church grounds during intermission. Ms Baker circulated amongst the throng, and stopped to chat with the (English) people I was with. They introduced me to her; she was very gracious-a lovely lady and a consummate artist. Thank you for providing this wonderful video.

[Musicbyveronica]

I'm singing this song for my ATCL Xsam This year (Pardan My spelling is bad)

[da7thsaint]

Just beautiful!

[prga422]

Perfection.

[DivaDeb1234]

Unbelievably amazing!

Wow.....that was fantastic.

DIVADEB

[jm960]

Why should this be faster and more detatched? The whole song is a pleading for the return of the beloved. I doubt we'll hear many comparable or superior readings for some decades if ever.

[Janetkwy]

Gut!

[tonyinvan]

Stunning.....She is at her best with the quieter moments ......the last "reviens ma bien aimee" is so touching. I have an old vinyl disk (that I would need to dig for) of her singing (maybe with Barbirolli) with the twitches and secondary noises of the orchestra giving less distraction to the beautiful voice.

[burgerz28]

her a voice is so beautiful, Janet Baker, Denyce Graves, Horne, Shirley Verret, Cossoto, and Troyanos,are the only dramatic mezzos that can truly integrate into their music while singing with a beutiful lyric line.

Her interpretation is amazing, I wish she didn't retire so early.

Thanks

[winterreise85]

Breathtaking!

[MoeWesley]

SHEER TRANSCENDENT PERFECTION. C'EST TOUT. thank you, Jolicrasseuz....more Baker, please.

[shadybarkis]

I too feel it to be on the slow side. Compare, for example, Veronique Gens who is outstanding in this song cycle. J.Baker is a consumate artist but I prefer her in, say, Ein Deutsches Requiem. hanks Jean - Claude.

[Tsaraslondon]

Oh My God! She just reduced me to tears. I've been working through the whole cycle. It's all wonderful, but this was the most beautiful and moving so far

[mltube]

Beautiful. Perhaps, could be a little faster and more detached, but who can argue with such singing.

[saintdracula]

(comment NOT made by saintdracula) I absolutely agree with you.

[Scott272Rose]

What makes Janet Baker so mesmerizing a performer is that she has no desire to show herself off but rather makes herself a perfect instrument for expressing the music.

[jacqueshouchard]

De toute beauté!

[dinacarina88]

Her french is outstanding.

[benderpm]

Lovely!