L'invitation au Voyage' - Kiri Te Kanawa

L'invitation au Voyage'"
Royal Opera House, 1978
Richard Amner - Accompanist
...
Mon enfant, ma soeur,
Songe à la douceur
D'aller là-bas vivre ensemble,
Aimer à loisir,
Aimer et mourir
Au pays qui te ressemble.

Les soleils mouillés
De ces ciels brouillés
Pour mon esprit ont les charmes
Si mystérieux
De tes traîtres yeux,
Brillant à travers leurs larmes.

Là, tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté,
Luxe, calme et volupté.

Vois sur ces canaux
Dormir ces vaisseaux
Dont l'humeur est vagabonde;
C'est pour assouvir
Ton moindre désir
Qu'ils viennent du bout du monde.

Les soleils couchants
Revêtent les champs,
Les canaux, la ville entière,
D'hyacinthe et d'or;
Le monde s'endort
Dans une chaude lumière!

Là, tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté,
Luxe, calme et volupté.
```
My child, my sister,
think of the sweetness
of going there to live together!
To love at leisure,
to love and to die
in a country that is the image of you!

The misty suns
of those changeable skies
have for me the same
mysterious charm
as your fickle eyes
shining through their tears.

There, all is harmony and beauty,
luxury, calm and delight.

See how those ships,
nomads by nature,
are slumbering in the canals.
To gratify your every desire
they have come from the ends of the earth.

The westering suns
clothe the fields,
the canals, and the town
with reddish-orange and gold.
The world falls asleep
bathed in warmth and light.

There, all is harmony and beauty,
luxury, calm and delight.

Translation is English by Peter Low

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• chanson
• française

[andremad75]

Kiri is ever amazing! And I love this song so much! Thanks Kiri for your lovely voice.. I love you

[beklopt]

Both the song and Kiri (and her immaculate and unique voice, of course) are so beautiful. Why this recital is not available in CD is beyond my understanding

[FreeMySoles]

Definitely one of my candidates for Most Beautiful Song Ever Written. And to think that the composer died in a lunatic asylum! Pure beauty like this could drive one mad. And we are the richer for it.

[monsieurw1]

Wow. The voice is so beautiful, and it all seems so musical and so natural. This interpretation seems to leave little room for improvement.

[usernameoccupato]

Si.

[beenredundant]

The lyrics are from Beaudelaire n'este-ce pas?

[joseguitar1]

"Toda la belleza del mundo", de Germán Tejerizo, a la venta.

El próximo 16 de noviembre se pone a la venta la primera referencia del catálogo de ARCOMÚSICA, "Toda la belleza del mundo", de Germán Tejerizo. Editado por Warner Chappell Spain y distribuido por LOCOMOTIVE. Next the 16 of November the first reference of the catalogue of ARCOMÚSICA, " is put on sale; All the beauty of world" , of Germa'n Tejerizo. Published by Warner Chappell Spain and distributed by LOCOMOTIVE.

[xav71176]

Great voice, great singing, and an rather acceptable French diction, overall a great rendition of this piece

[vincik80]

splendida voce morbida e cremosa la giovane te kanawa.... molto poetico richard amner....