Philippe Jaroussky. "En sourdine" by G. Fauré.

Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor
Jérôme Ducros, piano

CONCERT MÉLODIES FRANÇAISES, live broadcast from Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussells, Belgium on 19th April 2009.

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), Cinq mélodies "De Venise", op. 58 , no. 2 , published 1891.
Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) , "En sourdine", from "Fêtes galantes", no. 21, published 1869 .

Calmes dans le demi-jour
Que les branches hautes font,
Pénétrons bien notre amour
De ce silence profond.

Fondons nos âmes, nos coeurs
Et nos sens extasiés,
Parmi les vagues langueurs
Des pins et des arbousiers.

Ferme tes yeux à demi,
Croise tes bras sur ton sein,
Et de ton coeur endormi
Chasse à jamais tout dessein.

Laissons-nous persuader
Au souffle berceur et doux
Qui vient, à tes pieds, rider
Les ondes des gazons roux.

Et quand, solennel, le soir
Des chênes noirs tombera
Voix de notre désespoir,
Le rossignol chantera.

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Calm in the half-day
That the high branches make,
Let us soak well our love
In this profound silence.

Let us mingle our souls, our hearts
And our ecstatic senses
Among the vague langours
Of the pines and the bushes.

Close your eyes halfway,
Cross your arms on your breast,
And from your sleeping heart
Chase away forever all plans.

Let us abandon ourselves
To the breeze, rocking and soft,
Which comes to your feet to wrinkle
The waves of auburn lawns.

And when, solemnly, the evening
From the black oaks falls,
The voice of our despair,
The nightingale, will sing.

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Pictures by the contemporary painter W. -A. Bouguereau ( 1825 - 1905), J.W. Waterhouse (1849- 1917) and Frederic Leighton (1830- 1896) .

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[MehdiCaps]

Ah, the great art of Paul Verlaine! Such beauty and such elegance, from (almost) simple words. Only Debussy and Fauré were able to match them.

[JaRoWi1647]

Yes, you´re right...the words of love were always (almost) simple...

I still prefer Rimbaud, but....

Here a little of Verlaine in Russian, too....

А когда в вечерний час

Сумрак спустится с ветвей,

Как отчаяния глас,

Нас окликнет соловей.

[CubbyNH]

Lovely

[JaRoWi1647]

Thanks.

[oliverelholiby1]

Can't stop listening to it. Magnificent.

[genocype]

charming. I like it.

[Nganguen]

Graphisme à la dimension du Chant...Beau!

[bennigno1]

peaceful and quiet, sensitive, touching..

danke, liebe Janochka...

[tuffy942]

Beautiful and sensitive,,,,Danke Janochka!

[Marietherese77fr]

So happy to learn that you and I share the same taste in fine arts not to mention music!

[dominiquedv]

Très beau chant. Les peintures sont aussi très belles.

[fishinthebubble1]

I love Verlain, I love Fauré and I adore Philippe!!! So this is a treat for the ears as well as for the eyes, thanks to the beautiful pictures you made this video with!!! Vielen Danl Liebe Jana

[NoteSensible]

I love the Preraphaelite brothers ! We really have a lot of taste in common, my dear Jana ! Thanks one more time !

[LydianAirs]

Lovely work - perfect choice of pictures!