En chantant au Paradis

Song Cycle by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964)

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1.
 (Sung text)
Language: English 
Pass to thy Rendezvous of Light,
Pangless except for us -
Who slowly ford the Mystery
Which thou hast leaped across!

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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
1.
Language: French (Français) 
Va à ton Rendez-vous de Lumière
Sans angoisse sauf pour nous -
Qui lentement passons à gué le Mystère
Que tu as traversé d'un saut !

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  • Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2010 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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Line count: 4
Word count: 24

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2.
 (Sung text)
Language: English 
Dying at my music!
Bubble! Bubble!
Hold me till the Octave's run!
Quick! Burst the Windows!
Ritardando!
Phials left, and the Sun!

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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
2.
Language: French (Français) 
Mourir de ma musique !
Elle pétille ! Pétille !
Tiens-moi jusqu'à la série de l'Octave !
Vite ! Fais éclater les fenêtres !
Ritardando !
Sont restés les Fioles et le Soleil !

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Word count: 26

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3.
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Language: English 
Blazing in gold and quenching in Purple,
Leaping like Leopards to the Sky
Then at the feet of the old Horizon
Laying her spotted Face to die;
Stooping as low as the Otter's Window,
Touching the Roof and tinting the Barn,
Kissing her Bonnet to the Meadow, --
And the Juggler of Day is gone.

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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
3.
Language: French (Français) 
Brillant en Or, s'éteignant en Pourpre,
Sautant comme les Léopards dans le Ciel
Puis aux pieds du vieil Horizon
Couchant sa Face tachetée pour mourir
S'inclinant aussi bas que la fenêtre de la loutre
Touchant le Toit et teintant la Grange
Baisant de son bonnet le Pré
Et le Jongleur du Jour est parti.

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4.
 (Sung text)
Language: English 
Wild nights! -- Wild nights!
Were I with thee,
Wild nights should be
Our luxury!

Futile -- the Winds --
To a heart in port, --
Done with the Compass, --
Done with the Chart!

Rowing in Eden --
Ah! the Sea!
Might I but moor -- Tonight --
In thee!

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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
4.
Language: French (Français) 
Nuits sauvages - Nuits sauvages !
Si j'étais avec toi
Les nuits sauvages seraient
Notre luxe !

Vains - les Vents -
Pour un Cœur dans un port -
Fini avec la Boussole -
Fini avec la Carte !

Ramant dans l'Éden -
Ah - la Mer !
Si je pouvais m'amarrer - ce soir -
En toi !

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Translation of "Wild nights! Wild nights!" = "Nuits sauvages - Nuits sauvages !"


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Line count: 12
Word count: 45

Translation © by Guy Laffaille
5.
 (Sung text)
Language: English 
Bind me -- I still can sing
Banish -- my mandolin
Strikes true within --.

Slay -- and my Soul shall rise
Chanting to Paradise --
Still thine.

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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
5.
Language: French (Français) 
Attache-moi - Je peux encore chanter -
Exile-moi - ma mandoline
Sonne juste - à l'intérieur -

Tue-moi - et mon Âme montera
En chantant au Paradis -
Encore tienne -

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Translation of title "Bind me - I still can sing" = "Attache-moi - Je peux encore chanter"


This text was added to the website: 2010-07-20
Line count: 6
Word count: 23

Translation © by Guy Laffaille