by
Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
Chœur d' ombres
Language: French (Français)
Froid de la mort, nuit de la tombe,
Bruit éternel des pas du temps,
Noir chaos où l'espoir succombe,
Quand donc, quand donc finirez vous?
Vivants! Vivants! toujours la mort vorace
Fait de vous un nouveau festin,
Sans que sur la terre on se lasse
De donner pâture à sa faim.
Quand donc, nuit de la tombe,
Bruit éternel des pas du temps,
Noir chaos où l'espoir succombe,
Quand donc, quand donc finirez vous?
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- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Coro d'ombre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Coro d'ombre
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the French (Français)
Freddo di morte, buio di sepolcro,
eterna eco dei passi del tempo,
oscuro caos dove speranza si perde,
quando finalmente avrete fine?
Sempre, o viventi, la morte vorace
farà di voi un rinnovato festino,
mentre la terra mai si stancherà,
alla sua fame, di dare alimento.
Quando, finalmente, buio di sepolcro,
eterna eco dei passi del tempo,
oscuro caos dove speranza si perde,
quando, allora, avrete fine?
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