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... II Ô pâle Ophélia ! belle comme la neige ! Oui tu mourus, enfant, par un fleuve emporté ! C'est que les vents tombant des grands monts de Norwège T'avaient parlé tout bas de l'âpre liberté ; C'est qu'un souffle, tordant ta grande chevelure, A ton esprit rêveur portait d'étranges bruits ; Que ton coeur écoutait le chant de la Nature Dans les plaintes de l'arbre et les soupirs des nuits ; C'est que la voix des mers folles, immense râle, Brisait ton sein d'enfant, trop humain et trop doux ; C'est qu'un matin d'avril, un beau cavalier pâle, Un pauvre fou, s'assit muet à tes genoux ! Ciel ! Amour ! Liberté ! Quel rêve, ô pauvre Folle ! Tu te fondais à lui comme une neige au feu : Tes grandes visions étranglaient ta parole Et l'Infini terrible effara ton oeil bleu ! ...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 5-8 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Ô pâle Ophélia!", op. 133 no. 2 (2007), stanzas 5-8 [ voice and piano ], from Ophélie; drei Lieder nach Arthur Rimbaud, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891), "Ophélie"
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- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ofelia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-27
Line count: 39
Word count: 298
... Le ninfee, che lei sfiora, mandano un sospiro; Ella ridesta a volte, dentro al quieto ontano, Qualche nido, da cui fugge un frullo d'ali leggero: Dagli astri d'oro discende un canto arcano. II Pallida Ofelia! Bello come la neve è il tuo viso! Tu sei morta fanciulla, che il fiume ha trascinato! Il vento di Norvegia, da grandi monti disceso, di un'aspra libertà ti aveva raccontato. E il soffio, che torceva la tua capigliatura, al tuo animo sognante portava strani rumori; il tuo cuore ascoltava il canto della Natura nel gemito degli alberi e nei notturni sospiri. ...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 5-8 of the original text.
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- Translation from French (Français) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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- a text in French (Français) by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891), "Ophélie"
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-09
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