Songs
Zéphyr
(1881)
L12
Zéphyr
Si j’étais le Zéphyr ailé,J’irais mourir sur votre bouche.Ces voiles, j’en aurais la clé,Si j’étais le Zéphyr ailé.Près des seins, pour qui je brûlais,Je me glisserais dans la couche.Si j’étais le Zéphyr ailé,J’irais mourir sur votre bouche.
Zephyr
Were I the winged Zephyr,I would fly to your lips and die.I would possess the key to these veils,Were I the winged Zephyr.I would slide into your bed,Nestling against the breasts that inflame me.Were I the winged Zephyr,I would fly to your lips and die.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of A French Song Companion (Oxford, 2000)
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Composer
(Achille) Claude Debussy was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Poet
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Previously performed at:
- 13 Oct 2018: Debussy & Tchaikovsky: Ilona Domnich & Sholto Kynoch
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Zéphyr
Si j’étais le Zéphyr ailé,
J’irais mourir sur votre bouche.
Ces voiles, j’en aurais la clé,
Si j’étais le Zéphyr ailé.
Près des seins, pour qui je brûlais,
Je me glisserais dans la couche.
Si j’étais le Zéphyr ailé,
J’irais mourir sur votre bouche.
Zephyr
Were I the winged Zephyr,
I would fly to your lips and die.
I would possess the key to these veils,
Were I the winged Zephyr.
I would slide into your bed,
Nestling against the breasts that inflame me.
Were I the winged Zephyr,
I would fly to your lips and die.
If you would like to use our texts and translations, please click here for more information.
Composer
(Achille) Claude Debussy was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Please click here for the full Wikipedia article.
See Full Entry
Poet
Sorry, no further description available.
Previously performed at:
- 13 Oct 2018: Debussy & Tchaikovsky: Ilona Domnich & Sholto Kynoch
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