Jean Philippe Rameau-Tristes Apprets Pales Flambeaux

[TheChemicalDestiny]

those 3 people who disliked re all sound death

[BobClerx]

Breathtaking....

[DraconianSilenced]

This is one of the most amazing pieces of music that has ever hit my ears. The swells of the symphony is so intense I can hardly bear it. The vocals are amazing as well.

[TheDebalila]

Does anyone know where I can download this? I've had no luck and listen to this on YouTube like 5 times a day instead.

[rhim0889]

MAKES ME CRY

[LuminousCosmos]

well-conducted

[trogdorthe8th]

As much as I love this rendition (a personal favorite on my ipod at the moment) it's hard to find too many live versions of this song on youtube for some reason.

[lebonfrenchie]

la grande civilisation francaise.

[lattelove756]

My favorite piece. Hands down.

[Fuliginosus]

@lattelove756 What---your favorite composition in all of music?

[PIERRE6619]

Absolument splendide.

[ElectricMusicMachine]

Does anyone know the English translation of the lyrics? Roughly? I understand a phrase here or there and I love this song, I'm just a little lost in translation.

[HalfricanNerd]

@ElectricMusicMachine I found it on yahoo.com

Sad finishes, pale torches,

Day more dreadful than lugubrious darkness

Stars of the tombs,

No, I will see nothing any more but your funeral clearness's.

You, which see my heart éperdu,

Father of the day, ô sun, ô my father!

I do not want any more a one although Castor

And I give up the light.

[ForestBalrog]

I love this song. =)

It's so beautiful, and of course I cannot help but to think of the 2006 film about Marie Antoinette. So lovely...

[oubapo]

Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux,

Jour plus affreux que les ténèbres

Astres lugubres des tombeaux,

Non, je ne verrai plus que vos clartés funèbres.

Toi, qui vois mon cœur éperdu,

Père du jour, ô soleil, ô mon pére !

Je ne veux plus d'un bien que Castor

Et je renonce à la lumière

[aoisakura]

soo beautifulll..it gives me shivers

[MicaAlyse]

LOVE

[LaPrimavera2006]

Thank you so very much for posting this video! LOVE RAMEAU! Who is the enchantress that is singing? Would be great to have her name. Thank you again :)

[symmaque]

Agnès Mellon

[AZAZADECH]

Rameau est merveillieux!

[maryjane95]

Est ce que vous connaissez la date de cette oeuvre? Si oui ça serait super de me la communiquer :)

Merci!

[LesNiaisdeSologne]

ce morceau est extrait de l'opéra "castor et pollux" qui à été composé par J.P Rameau en 1737.

[hottieshan15]

honestly, this is a beautiful song.

[LesNiaisdeSologne]

Je trouve que de tous les airs de Rameau, celui-ci dépasse tous les autres.

Par exemple, cet air est un des plus précurseur du romantisme (dont le principe est l'expression des sentiments par la musique), pour ne pas dire le plus.

Il garde cependant la beauté du classicisme français. De tous les airs qu'il m'aie été donné d'entendre, celui-ci est celui qui m'a fait verser des larmes.

[AZAZADECH]

Unfortunatelly I can't speak French, but somewhere I understand your statement. Je suis d'accorde avec toi. Bien joué!

[ataramprat]

Few songs so beautifully capture the soul's agony.

[A0Whiskey0Lullaby]

To true!!

[rospoooo]

for the moment since which i know the secret , and nothing is the same anymore, this is a perfect song to suit my misery.

[freshmintburst]

Simply, amazing.

[cowluva]

does anyone know who the actual singer is? this song is so magnificent!

[itoohill]

Agnès Mellon

[BernardProfitendieu]

Louis Armstrong

[raphael1986]

One of the most moving songs ever written

[jayamee]

magnifique!

[no1bratnaustin]

I love this song. It is so beautiful. It brings me to tears.

[Lapoupoupe]

un chef d'oeuvre

[fan2jnrc]

Sad memorial, pale candles,

Day more awful than darkness,

Sinister stars of the graves,

No, from now on, I won't see nothing but your glommy lights.

You, who see my desperate heart,

Father of the daylight, oh Sun, oh my father!

I don't want any more what Castor has lost,

And I give you light up.

[fan2jnrc]

From the french opera "Castor et Pollux" by JB Rameau. Télaïre, daughter of the God of the Sun, is mourning near the tomb of lover Castor. "Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux, Jour plus affreux que les ténèbres, Astres lugubres des tombeaux, Non, je ne verrai plus que vos clartés funèbres. Toi, qui vois mon cœur éperdu, Père du jour, ô Soleil, ô mon père ! Je ne veux plus d'un bien que Castor a perdu, Et je renonce à ta lumière. Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux...

[skyguyomaha]

this song makes me cry so beautiful!!!

[candyswan23]

sorry, you're right. My mistake. I clicked the wrong hand. :$