Nocturnes

Song Cycle by Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)

1. Sa nuit d’été
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
Si je pourrais avec mes mains brûlantes
fondre ton corps autour ton cœur d’amante,
ah que la nuit deviendrait transparente
le prenant pour un astre attardé
qui toujours dès le premier temps des mondes
était perdu et qui commence sa ronde
et tâtonnant de la lumière blonde
sa première nuit, sa nuit, sa nuit d’été.

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2. Soneto de la noche
 (Sung text)

Language: Spanish (Español) 
Cuando yo muera quiero tus manos en mis ojos
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3. Sure on this shining night
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Sure on this shining night
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Text Authorship:

  • by James Agee (1909 - 1955), "Description of Elysium", appears in Permit Me Voyage, stanzas 6-8, first published 1934, copyright ©

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "Sin duda en esta brillante noche", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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