Trois Mélodies

Song Cycle by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)

1. Pourquoi?
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
Pourquoi les oiseaux de l'air
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  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Why?", copyright © 2014

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2. Le sourire
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
Certain mot murmuré
Par vous est un baiser
Intime et prolongé
Comme un baiser sur l'âme.
Ma bouche veut sourire
Et mon sourire tremble.

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  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The smile", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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3. La fiancée perdue
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
C'est la douce fiancée
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