Thursday, October 15, 2009
This aria: Je Crois Entendre Encore -
from Bizet's Les Pecheurs de Perles - never fails to enchant me..
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Je crois entendre encore
I believe I hear again
Caché sous les palmiers
Hidden beneath the palm trees
Sa voix tendre et sonore
Her tender and resonant voice
Comme un chant de ramiers.
Like the song of a dove.

Oh nuit enchanteresse
Oh enchanting night
Divin ravissement
Divine rapture
Oh souvenir charmant,
Oh lovely memory,
Folle ivresse, doux rêve!
Mad intoxication, sweet dream!
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Aux clartés des étoiles
In the clear starlight
Je crois encor la voir
I believe I see her again
Entr'ouvrir ses longs voiles
Between the openings of her long veil
Aux vents tièdes du soir.
In the warm evening breeze.

Oh nuit enchanteresse
Oh night enchantress
Divin ravissement
Divine rapture
Oh souvenir charmant,
Oh lovely memory,
Folle ivresse, doux rêve!
Mad intoxication, sweet dream!
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Charmant Souvenir!
Lovely Memory!
Charmant Souvenir!
Lovely Memory!




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