Maria Callas - Habanera - Carmen - Bizet - french subtitles

Maria Callas - Habanera - Carmen - Bizet

Carmen Habanera is an aria from the French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. Music by Georges Bizet

Habanera de Carmen es una aria de la opéra-comique de Georges Bizet compuesta en 1875, con un libreto de Ludovic Halévy y Henri Meilhac, basado en la novela Carmen de Prosper Mérimée. Música de Georges Bizet.

Carmen Havanaise. Aria de lOpéra en trois actes. Libretto par Henri Meilhac et Ludovic Halévy, tiré de la nouvelle de Prosper Mérimée. Musique de Georges Bizet

« Havanaise »

L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
que nul ne peut apprivoiser,
et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle,
s'il lui convient de refuser!
Rien n'y fait, menace ou prière,
s'il lui convient de refuser!
l'un parle bien, l'autre se tait;
et c'est l'autre que je préfère,
il n'a rien dit, mais il me plaît.

L'amour! Lamour! Lamour! Lamour!

L'amour est enfant de Bohême,
il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi,
si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime,
si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!

Si tu ne m'aimes pas,
si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime!

Mais si je t'aime,
si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!

Si tu ne m'aimes pas,
si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime!

Mais si je t'aime,
si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!

L'oiseau que tu croyais surprendre
battit de l'aile et s'envola;
l'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre,
tu ne l'attends plus, il est là.
Tout autour de toi, vite, vite,
il vient, s'en va, puis il revient;
tu ne l'attends plus, il est là
tu ne l'attends plus, il te tient!

l'amour! Lamour! Lamour! Lamour!

L'amour est enfant de Bohême,
il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi,
si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime,
si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!

Si tu ne m'aimes pas,
si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime!

Mais si je t'aime,
si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!

Si tu ne m'aimes pas,
si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime!

Mais si je t'aime,
si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!

English Translation of Habanera

Love is a rebellious bird
that nobody can tame,
and you call him quite in vain
if it suits him not to come.
Nothing helps, neither threat nor prayer.
One man talks well, the other's mum;
it's the other one that I prefer.
He's silent but I like his looks.

Love! Love! Love! Love!

Love is a gypsy's child,
it has never, ever, known a law;
love me not, then I love you;
if I love you, you'd best beware! etc.

The bird you thought you had caught
beat its wings and flew away ...
love stays away, you wait and wait;
when least expected, there it is!

All around you, swift, so swift,
it comes, it goes, and then returns ...
you think you hold it fast, it flees
you think you're free, it holds you fast.

Love! Love! Love! Love!

Love is a gypsy's child,
it has never, ever, known a law;
love me not, then I love you;
if I love you, you'd best beware!

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[aalexmary]

It is French, "wise" guy. I hope you made a joke

[excentriqueesque]

Oh I do love her as Carmen. You look at her and you know she'll get you in trouble! Rawr.

[aalexmary]

I am sure it is not a joke. But regard it as a joke

[Joe Perrotta]

Also, despite that joyful countenance, she looks cold at one point. HERE TAKE MY JACKET! IT'S ALL YOURS!

[Joe Perrotta]

I'm sitting in a little chinese joint right now. Just listening. My smile is as broad, if not as beautiful as Maria Callas. A man just stormed out shout and yelling cause his food was bad. I'm not worried. Look at that radiant woman singing.

[PentaKillMedia]

It IS a joke, and its funny xD

[dontwannasayaname]

wow!!!!!!!!! you are sooooo ignorant!!! :S

[christian4ever4]

I just love this.

But imagine an alien watching it! What would its reaction be?

[Dion9646]

quite easily...

[joyalijo]

manca proprio il colore di mezzosoprano

[Germán Rivas]

que ignorancia, ¡dios! (this is spanish)