Lyrics and translation Samuel Barber feat. Cheryl Studer & John Browning - Two Songs Op.18: The Queen's Face On The Summery Coin -Andante con moto
The
queen's
face
on
the
summery
coin
Le
visage
de
la
reine
sur
la
pièce
d'été
Was
never
golden
nor
more
regal,
N'a
jamais
été
doré
ni
plus
royal,
Than
his
body's
bright
and
busting
bugle
Que
le
corps
brillant
et
plein
de
vie
de
ton
bugle
Where
once
it
walked
between
the
stripes
of
rain.
Où
il
marchait
autrefois
entre
les
rayures
de
la
pluie.
The
birds
swing
in
their
apply
cages
Les
oiseaux
se
balancent
dans
leurs
cages
de
pommes
And
the
solid
sun
will
walk
Et
le
soleil
solide
marchera
Through
straw
houses
where
honey
rages,
A
travers
les
maisons
de
paille
où
le
miel
fait
rage,
Churning
the
light
to
chalk.
Transformant
la
lumière
en
craie.
The
wind
shines
on
the
woody
grove.
Le
vent
brille
sur
le
bosquet
boisé.
We
live
in
a
copper
clock
where
on
the
hour
Nous
vivons
dans
une
horloge
de
cuivre
où
à
l'heure
A
polished
bell
divides
the
stem
and
flow'r
Une
cloche
polie
divise
la
tige
et
la
fleur
And
drains
the
ghost-built
body
of
its
love.
Et
draine
le
corps
construit
de
fantômes
de
son
amour.
Like
the
deaf,
list'ning
for
a
silence
that
follows
no
sound,
Comme
les
sourds,
écoutant
un
silence
qui
ne
suit
aucun
son,
Or
the
sick,
swung
in
the
balance
between
wound
and
wound;
Ou
les
malades,
balancés
entre
la
blessure
et
la
blessure;
There
is
too
much
eye
to
see
Il
y
a
trop
d'yeux
pour
voir
All
but
the
nearest
disorder.
Tout
sauf
le
désordre
le
plus
proche.
In
the
sable
shadow
of
this
harbor
Dans
l'ombre
de
jais
de
ce
port
He
lies
him
down
among
the
singing
bees.
Il
se
couche
parmi
les
abeilles
qui
chantent.
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Hermit Songs Op.29: 1. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
2 Secrets of the Old: A Slumber Song of the Madonna - Moderato
3 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. II. Church Bell at Night
4 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. III. St. Ita's Vision
5 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. IV. The Heavenly Banquet
6 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. V. The Crucifixion
7 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. VI. Sea-Snatch
8 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. VII. Promiscuity
9 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. IX. The Praises of God
10 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. X. The Desire for Hermitage
11 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. VIII. The Monk and His Cat
12 Nuvoletta, Op. 25
13 Two Songs Op.18: Monks And Raisins - Allegro
14 Secrets of the Old: Love's Caution - Moderato
15 Secrets of the Old: Of That So Sweet Imprisonment - Con moto
16 Secrets of the Old: Strings in the Earth and Air - Moderato
17 Four Songs Op.13: No.1 A Nun Takes The Veil - Broad and sustained
18 Four Songs Op.13: No.2 The Secrets Of The Old - Allegro giocoso
19 Four Songs, Op. 13: No. III. Sure on This Shining Night - Andante
20 Four Songs, Op. 13: No. IV. Nocturne - Andante, un poco mosso
21 Two Songs Op.18: The Queen's Face On The Summery Coin -Andante con moto
2 Secrets of the Old: A Slumber Song of the Madonna - Moderato
3 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. II. Church Bell at Night
4 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. III. St. Ita's Vision
5 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. IV. The Heavenly Banquet
6 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. V. The Crucifixion
7 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. VI. Sea-Snatch
8 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. VII. Promiscuity
9 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. IX. The Praises of God
10 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. X. The Desire for Hermitage
11 Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. VIII. The Monk and His Cat
12 Nuvoletta, Op. 25
13 Two Songs Op.18: Monks And Raisins - Allegro
14 Secrets of the Old: Love's Caution - Moderato
15 Secrets of the Old: Of That So Sweet Imprisonment - Con moto
16 Secrets of the Old: Strings in the Earth and Air - Moderato
17 Four Songs Op.13: No.1 A Nun Takes The Veil - Broad and sustained
18 Four Songs Op.13: No.2 The Secrets Of The Old - Allegro giocoso
19 Four Songs, Op. 13: No. III. Sure on This Shining Night - Andante
20 Four Songs, Op. 13: No. IV. Nocturne - Andante, un poco mosso
21 Two Songs Op.18: The Queen's Face On The Summery Coin -Andante con moto
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