Songs
Testament in C
(1883)
Testament in C
Pour que le vent te les apporteSur l’aile noire d’un remord,J’écrirai sur la feuille morteLes tortures de mon cœur mort!Toute ma sève s’est tarieAux clairs midis de ta beauté,Et, comme à la feuille flétrie,Rien de vivant ne m’est resté;Tes yeux m’ont brûlé jusqu’à l’âme,Comme des soleils sans merci!Feuille que le gouffre réclame,L’autan va m’emporter aussi …Mais avant, pour qu’il te les porteSur l’aile noire d’un remords,J’écrirai sur la feuille morteLes tortures de mon cœur mort!
Testament
That the wind might bear them to youOn the black wing of remorse, I shall inscribe on the dead leafThe torments of my dead heart!All my strength has drained awayIn the bright noon of your beauty,And, like the withered leaf,Nothing living is left for me.Your eyes have scorched me to the soulLike suns devoid of mercy!The chasm will claim the leaf,The south wind sweep me away...But first, that it might bear them to youOn the black wing of remorse, I shall inscribe on the dead leaf, The torments of my dead heart!
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Composer
Eugène Marie Henri Fouques Duparc (21 January 1848 – 12 February 1933) was a French composer of the late Romantic period.
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Poet
Paul-Armand Silvestre, French poet and conteur, was born in Paris.
He studied at the École polytechnique with the intention of entering the army, but in 1870 he entered the department of finance. He had a successful official career, was decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1886, and in 1892 was made inspector of fine arts. Armand Silvestre made his entry into literature as a poet, and was reckoned among the Parnassians.
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Previously performed at:
- 21 Oct 2017: Rückert Lieder: Thomas Oliemans & Malcolm Martineau
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Testament in C
Testament
If you would like to use our texts and translations, please click here for more information.
Composer
Eugène Marie Henri Fouques Duparc (21 January 1848 – 12 February 1933) was a French composer of the late Romantic period.
Read more here.
See Full Entry
Poet
Paul-Armand Silvestre, French poet and conteur, was born in Paris.
He studied at the École polytechnique with the intention of entering the army, but in 1870 he entered the department of finance. He had a successful official career, was decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1886, and in 1892 was made inspector of fine arts. Armand Silvestre made his entry into literature as a poet, and was reckoned among the Parnassians.
Taken from Wikipedia. To view the full article, please click here.
See Full Entry
Sorry, no further description available.
Previously performed at:
- 21 Oct 2017: Rückert Lieder: Thomas Oliemans & Malcolm Martineau
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