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Trois fragments de Michel Ange

Translations © by Guy Laffaille

Song Cycle by André Boucourechliev (1925 - 1997)

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1. La nuit parle  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Caro m’è ’l sonno, e più l’esser di sasso,
mentre che ’l danno e la vergogna dura;
non veder, non sentir m’è gran ventura;
però non mi destar, deh, parla basso.

Text Authorship:

  • by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, written 1507-30, appears in Rime, no. 247

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by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)
1. La nuit parle
Language: French (Français) 
Le sommeil m'est cher, et plus encore d'être de pierre,
Tant que le préjudice et la honte durent ;
ne pas voir, ne pas entendre, me sont une grande fortune ;
mais ne me réveille pas, je t'en prie, parle bas.

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  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Word count: 39

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2. Amor  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Amor, la tuo beltà non è mortale:
nessun volto fra noi è che pareggi
l’immagine del cor, che ’nfiammi e reggi
con altro foco e muovi con altr’ale.

Text Authorship:

  • by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, written 1533, appears in Rime, no. 49

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by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)
2. Amour
Language: French (Français) 
Amour, ta beauté n'est pas une chose mortelle :
aucun visage parmi nous ne peut égaler
l'image du cœur que tu enflammes et domines
avec un autre feu et émeut avec d'autres ailes.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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3. A l’alma stanca
 (Sung text)
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Arder sole’ nel freddo ghiaccio il foco;
or m’è l’ardente foco un freddo ghiaccio,
disciolto, Amor, quel invisibil lacio,
e morte or m’è, che m’era festa e gioco.
  Quel primo amor che ne diè tempo e loco,
nella strema miseria è greve impaccio
a l’alma stanca...

Text Authorship:

  • by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, written 1533, appears in Rime, no. 281

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by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)
3. Pour l'âme lasse
Language: French (Français) 
Mon feu brûle même dans le froid glacial,
mais ce feu ardent pour moi n'est qu'un froid glacial,
Amour, dissous est le lien insoluble,
c'est la mort pour moi ce qui m'était fête et joie.
  Ce premier amour qui fut jadis le temps et l'espace
dans la misère extrême est un lourd fardeau
Pour l'âme lasse...

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Word count: 56

Translation © by Guy Laffaille
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