Songs
San Francisco Night
(1963)
San Francisco Night
Je crois qu’il n’a jamais fait plus noir que ce soiroù la sirène pleure au bord du monde en ruinesmais la merveille vaut le prix du désespoirAussi profil perdu d’amour je te dessineen aveugle et j’attends nocturne de l’enfanceque l’enchanteur ranime un oiseau mort de froidsans avoir révélé le secret de la chanceAmour amour toujours dans mon rêve à l’étroit
San Francisco Night
It has never been darker than this nightwhen the siren weeps at the edge of this world in ruinsbut the miracle is worth the price of despairthus lovelorn I draw you in profileblinded and await the childhood nocturnethat the enchanter might rekindle a bird that died of coldwithout having revealed the secret of fortunelove love always in my cramped dream
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Previously performed at:
- 24 Oct 2018: Le Chat Noir: Raphaela Papadakis & William Vann
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San Francisco Night
Je crois qu’il n’a jamais fait plus noir que ce soir
où la sirène pleure au bord du monde en ruines
mais la merveille vaut le prix du désespoir
Aussi profil perdu d’amour je te dessine
en aveugle et j’attends nocturne de l’enfance
que l’enchanteur ranime un oiseau mort de froid
sans avoir révélé le secret de la chance
Amour amour toujours dans mon rêve à l’étroit
San Francisco Night
It has never been darker than this night
when the siren weeps at the edge of this world in ruins
but the miracle is worth the price of despair
thus lovelorn I draw you in profile
blinded and await the childhood nocturne
that the enchanter might rekindle a bird that died of cold
without having revealed the secret of fortune
love love always in my cramped dream
If you would like to use our texts and translations, please click here for more information.
Composer
Sorry, no further description available.
Previously performed at:
- 24 Oct 2018: Le Chat Noir: Raphaela Papadakis & William Vann
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