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Ce soir mon cœur fait chanter des anges qui se souviennent... Une voix, presque mienne, par trop de silence tentée, monte et se décide à ne plus revenir ; tendre et intrépide, à quoi va-t-elle s'unir ?
E. Janson sets stanza 1
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Text Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Poèmes français, in 1. Vergers, no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Philippe Boesmans (b. 1936), "Ce soir mon cœur fait chanter", 2001, published 2004 [ voice and orchestra ], from L'eau douce du pardon, no. 1, Paris : Jobert [sung text not yet checked]
- by Narcís Bonet (b. 1933), "Ce soir mon cœur", 1993 [ high voice and piano ], from Trois Mélodies (Rainer Maria Rilke), no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charlotte Bray , "souviennent", 2010 [ tenor, piano, and string quartet ], from Verre de Venise, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Georges Colin (1921 - 2002), "Ce soir mon cœur", op. 20 no. 4 (1948-52) [ soprano and piano ], from Cinq poèmes français de Rainer-Marie Rilke , no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Philippe Dartois , "Ce soir mon cœur fait chanter", 2017 [ voice and piano ], from Vergers, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Manuel Pedro Ferreira (b. 1959), "Ce soir mon cœur", 1989, first performed 1990 [ soprano and piano ], from Três Canções de Rilke, no. 1, can be found on the CD Vocalizos (Movieplay, 1997) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anthony Girard (b. 1959), "Mon coeur fait chanter des anges", subtitle: "cantate n° XI", published 2005 [ children's chorus or women's chorus and orchestra ], Lyon : Symétrie [sung text not yet checked]
- by Natalie Goossens (b. 1976), "Ce soir mon cœur fait chanter", 2020 [ mixed chorus ], from Cinq chansons d’espoir, no. 1, Euprint [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Gousset (b. 1958), "Ce soir", op. 21 no. 1 (1983-1986) [ medium voice and piano ], from Vergers, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Gousset (b. 1958), "Ce soir", op. 21 no. 15 (1983-1986) [ medium voice and piano ], from Vergers, no. 15 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philippe Mazé (b. 1954), "Ce soir mon cœur fait chanter des anges", 1999 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Poèmes de Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 1, Archipel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joop Voorn (1932 - 2021), "Ce soir", 2011, published 2014, copyright © 2014 [ soprano and clarinet ], from Vues des anges, no. 1, Rijswijk, the Netherlands : : Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mario Zafred (1922 - 1987), "Ce soir mon coeur fait chanter", 1954, published 1954 [ female voice and piano ], from Vergers, no. 1, Milano : G. Ricordi & C. [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Erik Janson (b. 1967), "Ce soir mon cœur fait chanter", 2008 [ soprano and violoncello ], from Fragmente nach Rilke, no. 7
- by Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943), "Chanson éloignée" [ mixed chorus ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 36
Tonight my heart makes angels sing, remembering... A voice, almost mine, tempted by too much silence soars up and decides to never come back: tender and calm, what to blend with?
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, appears in Poèmes français, in 1. Vergers, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2011-02-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 31