Claude Achille Debussy (1862-1918) Les papillons Sandrine Piau

Sandrine Piau
Jos van Immerseel

Les papillons couleur de neige
Volent par essaims sur la mer;
Beaux papillons blaues, quand pourrai-je
Prendre le bleu chemin de l'air.

Savez-vous, ô belle des belles,
Ma bayadère aux yeux de jais,
S'ils me voulaient prêter leurs ailes,
Dites, savez-vous, où j'irais?

Sans prendre un seul baiser aux roses,
À travers vallons et forêts,
J'irais à vos lèvres micloses,
Fleur de mon âme, et j'y mourrais.


The snow-white butterflies
fly in swarms over the sea.
Beautiful white butterflies, when can I
travel the blue path of the air?

Tell me, oh fairest of the fair,
my dancing-girl with the jet-black eyes -
if they were to lend me their wings,
do you know where I would fly?

Not taking one kiss from the roses,
I'd fly across valleys and forests
to alight on your half-closed lips (oh my soul's
chosen flower!) - and there I'd die.

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[Musique3579]

Such a shame that this early Debussy work was kept from the musical public by Tosconnini(sp?) himself. I now have a copy of the original manuscript to study. Debussys' notes are easily readable and the song a gem! The solosist performing the work is absolutely superb. Comment above must be a case of "sour Grapes" or just plain jealousy. 5 stars!!!!!!!!!!

[g4thz]

Good use of breath. Now if she could control it...