Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Toreador's song - Votre Toast

Sung in Russia, possibly 2007.

Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre,
Señor, señors car avec les soldats
Oui, les Toreros, peuvent s'entendre ;
Pour plaisirs, pour plaisirs,
Ils ont les combats !
Le cirque est plein,
c'est jour de fête !
Le cirque est plein du haut en bas ;
Les spectateurs, perdant la tête,
Les spectateurs s'interpellent à grand fracas !
Apostrophes, cris et tapage
Poussent jusqu'à la fureur!
Car c'est la fête du courage!
C'est la fête des gens de coeur!
Allons ! en garde ! Allons ! Allons ! ah !
Toréador, en garde ! Toréador, Toréador !
Et songe bien, oui, songe en combattant
Qu'un œil noir te regarde,
Et que l'amour t'attend,
Toréador, L'amour, l'amour t'attend !
Et songe bien, oui, songe en combattant
Qu'un œil noir te regarde,
Et que l'amour t'attend,
Toréador, L'amour, l'amour t'attend !
Tout d'un coup, on fait silence...
on fait silence...
Ah ! que se passe-t-il ?
Plus de cris, c'est l'instant !
Plus de cris, c'est l'instant !
le taureau s'élance
En bondissant hors du Toril !
Il s'élance ! Il entre,
Il frappe ! un cheval roule,
Entraînant un Picador,
Ah ! bravo! Toro ! Hurle la foule !
Le taureau va, il vient,
il vient et frappe encore !
En secouant ses banderilles,
Plein de fureur, il court !
Le cirque est plein de sang!
On se sauve, on franchit les grilles !
C'est ton tour maintenant ! allons !
En garde ! allons ! allons ! Ah !
Toréador, en garde ! Toréador, Toréador !
Et songe bien, oui, songe en combattant
Qu'un œil noir te regarde,
Et que l'amour t'attend,
Toréador, L'amour, l'amour t'attend !
Et songe bien, oui, songe en combattant
Qu'un œil noir te regarde
Et que l'amour t'attend,
Toréador, L'amour, l'amour t'attend !
L'amour! L'amour ! L'amour !
Toréador, Toréador, L'amour t'attend !

Your toast, I can give it to you
Sirs, sirs, for along with the soldiers
Yes, the Toreros, can understand;
For pleasure, for pleasure
They have fights!
The arena is full,
it is the day of celebration!
The arena is full, from top to bottom;
The spectators, losing their heads,
The spectators begin a grand ovation!
Apostrophes, cries and uproar
grow into a furor!
Because it is a celebration of courage!
It is the celebration of people with heart!
Lets go, on guard! Lets go! Lets go! Ah!
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador!
And consider, yes, consider while fighting,
That a black eye is watching you,
And that love awaits you,
Toreador, love, love awaits you!
And consider, consider while fighting,
That a black eye is watching you
And love awaits you
Toreador, love, love awaits you!
All of a sudden, it is silent
It is silent
Ah, what is happening?
No more shouts! It is the moment!
No more shouts! It is the moment!
The bull throws himself out
Bounding out of the Toril!
He throws himself out! He enters.
He strikes! A horse rolls,
Dragging a picador,
Ah, Bravo! Bull! The crowd roars!
The bull goes, he comes,
He comes and strikes again!
Shaking his banderillos,
Full of fury, he runs!
The arena is full of blood!
They save themselves, they pass the gates
It is your turn now. Lets go!
On guard! Lets go! Lets go! Ah!
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador!
And consider, yes, consider while fighting,
That a black eye is watching you,
And that love awaits you,
Toreador, Love, love awaits you!
And dream away, yes, dream in combat,
That a black eye is looking at you
And that love awaits you
Toreador, Love, love awaits you!
Love! Love! Love!
Toreador, Toreador, love awaits you!

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[jhvorotin]

Does he really need the full volume on the microphone? Nay, not really I think (depends on the concert hall). Again, I know it's hard for him but it(s "cOMbatANt".

[frufruJ]

I don't really understand you here :-) Full volume is necessary for this song, but it's one of those huge halls where you need the mike... Or what are you driving at?

[jhvorotin]

I mean the mike is necessary so is Dmitri's volume. It's just that I hear a lot of sound coming back at us from the mike. I find that the amplification is maybe too much.

[frufruJ]

I see :-) Yeah, the sound could have been better.

[stevecraid]

Great performance by Dmitri!! But Mr. Poutine doesn't seem to appreciate it as much as me...

[frufruJ]

Au contraire, Putin is Dimi's big fan, he could be seen at several of his concerts! Not sure about Medvedev, sitting right next to VP... ;-)

[Astraea52]

It's disconcerting that the sound & picture aren't 100% synchronized. Seeing him live is incredible. His own website describes him as a baritone.

[92NordicQueen]

@Y2H Wikipedia says he's a baritone ;)

[MasterIsh91]

@Y2H Sorry he's a Verdi Baritone through and through, the rich sound he has is characteristic of his voice type and he's definitely not a bass.

[ElenaXanSoprano]

in french

[gkkorp]

Звук отвратительный 

[Solrak622]

@Y2H You seem so confident that he isn't a Baritone, Im sure that if you were to ask him what he considers himself as he would say a Baritone. Better yet look in the MET Voice performer roster and go under the Baritones..look down to the "H's" and you will surely see Dmitri's name under there...get your facts straight before posting your opinion on here.

[gabbib55]

it s perfection, thank you.

[Y2H]

@Asmerud On the contrary. Most people I saw performing the Toreador song are basses. But you can see why I would think he’s a bass.

[Asmerud]

@Y2H He is not only a baritone but a Verdi baritone which is the highest kind of baritone, and the Toreador song is a fully blown Baritone piece because of its high tessitura...something a bass-baritone couldn't perform well.

[angelicaceleri]

@jhvorotin for TV, of course, he needs.

If you just wanna hear, there, in that place, he doesn't need it.