Gabriel Fauré -Les Berceaux Op 23 nº 1 - Janet Baker

Musica: Gabriel Fauré
Poesia : Suily Prudhomme
Dame Janet Baker : Mezzo Soprano
Geoffrey Parsons: Piano

Les Berceaux


Le long du Quai, les grands vaisseaux,
Que la houle incline en silence,
Ne prennent pas garde aux berceaux,
Que la main des femmes balance.

Mais viendra le jour des adieux,
Car il faut que les femmes pleurent,
Et que les hommes curieux
Tentent les horizons qui leurrent!

Et ce jour-là les grands vaisseaux,
Fuyant le port qui diminue,
Sentent leur masse retenue
Par l'âme des lointains berceaux.

Cradles


Along the quay, the great ships,
that ride the swell in silence,
take no notice of the cradles.
that the hands of the women rock.

But the day of farewells will come,
when the women must weep,
and curious men are tempted
towards the horizons that lure them!

And that day the great ships,
sailing away from the diminishing port,
feel their bulk held back
by the spirits of the distant cradles.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• GABRIEL
• FAURÉ
• JANET
• BAKER
• MEZZO
• SOPRANO
• LES
• BERCEAUX
• GEOFFREY
• PARSONS
• PIANO
• CHANSON
• MELODIE
• LIEDER
• OPERA
• DIVA

[Tenortalker]

A victim of catty comments and downright lies during her career, she maintained her warmth and dignity. She moves our hearts still with the gorgeous tone of her voice and the deep spirituality of her singing.

[paulprocopolis]

Great artistry and technical control.

[1sea6]

Great melody, can't memorize the words to save my life.

[havefun137]

This is a wonderful rendition of this song. I am in the process of learning this with my voice instructor right now and this gave me a few good things to work on, like dynamics. I love this song.

[deathfairy54106]

she is amazing at this song... .im singing it for solo esamble any pointers? lolz

[Phoenixlechannel]

PAROLES Le long du quai, les grands vaisseaux Que la houle incline en silence Ne prennent pas garde aux berceaux Que la main des femmes balance. Mais viendra le jour des adieux, Car il faut que les femmes pleurent, Et que les hommes curieux Tentent les horizons qui leurrent. Et ce jour-là, les grands vaisseaux Fuyant le port qui diminue, Sentent leur masse retenue Par l'âme des lointains berceaux.

[somethingtidal]

Par l'ame des lointains berceaux... ::sigh::

[hobo1975]

sounds like an amateur next to Ninon Vallin.

[TheCatedral]

De loin, l'une des meilleures interprétations. Particulièrement émotive, pleine de sensibilité, et un soupçon de drame, dans la montée d'un aigu parfait. L'expression est parfaite, ainsi que la diction, claire et limpide.

Une superbe réussite pour un joyau de la mélodie française. Merci.

[Tenortalker]

neels thank you for your reply. I saw Dame Janet in several roles and she was a fine actress who could have contemplated a career in the theatre if her life's direction hadn't been decided by the marvelous gift of her voice. I love her Faure, but even more so her singing of Berlioz. She was able to take the time to mature her art in the UK and arrived on the international stage when she was about 38 years old, fully prepared for the challenges. Phenomenal!

[neelsdp1]

@Tenortalker the catty remarks and lies must have been the result of extreme jealousy. Dame Janet Baker was so in control of her beautiful instrument!!! and on stage she moved with grace.

[TheCatedral]

Très émouvant. Cela rappelle la voix ébranlée par la maladie d'une sublime Mezzo-Soprano, qui n'a pas son pareil, dans l'École Française, Madame Monique Berghmans, soliste de Radio France, dans les années quatre-vingt. Quelle émotion, quel souffle, quelle élégance aussi!

L'accompagnement aussi est digne de mention: Toute la France! (Bernard Gavoty)