Debussy Fêtes galantes En sourdine

From the Wigmore Hall, London
Oct 13, 2008
Veronique Gens (soprano)
Jeff Cohen (piano)
Debussy Fêtes galantes En sourdine

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

[Fondons]1 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.


Calm in the half-light
That the high branches make,
Let us penetrate our love
With this profound silence.

Let us melt our souls together,
our hearts and our ecstatic senses,
Among the vague languors
Of the pine and strawberry trees.

Close your eyes half-way;
Fold your arms across your breast,
And from your sleepy heart
Drive away all cares forever.

Let us be persuaded
By the gentle, rocking wind,
That comes to your feet to ripple
The waves of russet grass.

And when solemnly the evening
Shall fall from the dark oaks,
Voice of our despair,
The nightingale will sing.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• En
• sourdine
• Veronique
• Gens
• Debussy
• Fêtes
• galantes

[faydeereyes]

brilliant! thank you for posting this video and thank you for providing the english translation of the piece :)

[TheMimimatthews]

so beautiful! I'm working on this now. Best recording thus far on YT of this piece.

[topologyrob]

Love Veronique Gens - she never fails to captivate

[furmitten]

absolutely gorgeous !

[kbuzard6]

ehh not my favorite from veronique gens here... she's a bit flat. still, a gorgeous piece that fits her voice very well

[freejazztampa]

Haunting

[bearanda07]

perfect...

[ruddybgc]

I was just assigned this song...I'm so excited now, this is beautiful!

[kathmus]

La voix est très bien, mais j'ai límpression que le pianiste pousse tout le temps avec un tempo plus rapide

[dahlkvistkvartetten]

Beautiful! I need to study this one....