Leonard Bernstein - Candide: Glitter And Be Gay - Excerpt - translation of the lyrics into French

Lyrics and translation Leonard Bernstein - Candide: Glitter And Be Gay - Excerpt




Candide: Glitter And Be Gay - Excerpt
Candide: Glitter And Be Gay - Extrait
Glitter and be gay
Brille et sois gai
That's the part I play
C'est le rôle que je joue
Here I am in Paris, France
Me voici à Paris, en France
Forced to bend my soul
Contraint de courber mon âme
To a sordid role
À un rôle sordide
Victimized by bitter, bitter circumstance
Victimisé par des circonstances amères
Alas for me, had I remained beside my lady mother
Hélas pour moi, si j'étais resté auprès de ma dame mère
My virtue had remained unstained
Ma vertu serait restée intacte,
Until my maiden hand was gained by some grand duke,
Jusqu'à ce que ma main de jeune fille soit gagnée par un grand-duc,
Or other
Ou autre
Ah, 'twas not to be
Ah ! ce n'était pas pour être !
Harsh necessity
La dure nécessité
Brought me to this gilded cage
M'a amené dans cette cage dorée
Born to higher things
pour des choses plus élevées
Here I droop my wings
Ici, je laisse tomber mes ailes
Singing of a sorrow
En chantant un chagrin
Nothing can assuage
Rien ne peut apaiser
And yet, of course, I rather like to revel, ha, ha!
Et pourtant, bien sûr, j'aime plutôt me délecter, ha ! ha !
I have no strong objection to champagne, ha ha
Je n'ai aucune objection sérieuse au champagne, ha ! ha !
My wardrobe is expensive as the devil, ha ha
Ma garde-robe coûte aussi cher que le diable, ha ! ha !
Perhaps it is ignoble to complain-
C'est peut-être indigne de se plaindre —
Enough, enough
Assez, assez
Of being basely tearful
D'être bassement larmoyant
I'll show my noble stuff
Je montrerai mes nobles qualités
By being bright and cheerful
En étant brillant et joyeux
Ha, Ha, Ha -
Ha, Ha, Ha —
Pearls and ruby rings
Des perles et des bagues de rubis
Ah, how can worldly things take the place of honor lost?
Ah, comment les choses du monde peuvent-elles remplacer l'honneur perdu ?
Purchased, as they were, at such an awful cost!
Achetées, comme elles l'étaient, à un prix aussi terrible !
Bracelets, lavalieres, can they dry my tears?
Des bracelets, des lavallières, peuvent-ils sécher mes larmes ?
Can they blind my eyes from shame!
Peuvent-ils aveugler mes yeux de honte !
Can the brightest broach shield me from reproach?
La broche la plus brillante peut-elle me protéger du reproche ?
Can the purest diamond purify my name?
Le diamant le plus pur peut-il purifier mon nom ?
And yet, of course, these trinkets are endearing, ha ha!
Et pourtant, bien sûr, ces bibelots sont attachants, ha ! ha !
I'm oh so glad my sapphire is a star, ha ha.
Je suis tellement content que mon saphir soit une étoile, ha ! ha !
I rather like a 20 carat earring, ha ha!
J'aime plutôt une boucle d'oreille de 20 carats, ha ! ha !
If I'm not pure, at least my jewels are
Si je ne suis pas pur, au moins mes bijoux le sont
Enough, enough, I'll take that diamond necklace
Assez, assez, je prendrai ce collier de diamants
And show my noble stuff
Et montrerai mes nobles qualités
By being gay and reckless!
En étant gai et téméraire !
Ha, Ha, Ha!
Ha, Ha, Ha !





Writer(s): lillian hellman, john latouche, richard wilbur, dorothy parker

Leonard Bernstein - Leonard Bernstein - A Total Embrace: The Composer
Album
Leonard Bernstein - A Total Embrace: The Composer
date of release
09-09-2003

1 Candide: Glitter And Be Gay - Excerpt
2 Chichester Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra: I. Psalm 108 (verse 2) & Psalm 100 (complete)
3 Chichester Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra: II. Psalm 23 (complete) & Psalm 2 (verses 1-4)
4 Chichester Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra: III. Psalm 131 (complete) & Psalm 133 (verse 1)
5 Scene III / IIIa "I was standing in a garden" / "Then desire took hold of me" from Trouble in Tahiti - An Opera in Seven Scenes
6 Mass (A Theatre Piece For Singers, Players And Dancers): Devotions before Mass - Hymn and Psalm: "A Simple Song" - Excerpt
7 On The Town: Opening: New York, New York - Excerpt
8 On The Town: Some Other Time - Excerpt
9 Candide: Mazurka - Excerpt
10 Candide: Make Our Garden Grow - Excerpt
11 Part II - Allegretto from Facsimile - Choreographic Essay for Orchestra
12 On The Town: Dance: Time Square - Excerpt
13 On The Town: Dance: The Real Coney Island - Excerpt
14 Candide: The Best Of All Possible Worlds - Excerpt
15 Mass (A Theatre Piece For Singers, Players And Dancers): XIV. Sanctus: "Holy! Holy! Holy!..." - Excerpt
16 III. Lamentation from Jeremiah, Symphony No. 1
17 Fancy Free Ballet: VII. Finale - Excerpt
18 Mass (A Theatre Piece For Singers, Players And Dancers): V. Meditation No. 1 - Excerpt
19 Mass (A Theatre Piece For Singers, Players And Dancers): VI. Gloria - Excerpt
20 Mass (A Theatre Piece For Singers, Players And Dancers): XVII. Pax: Communion - Final Hymn (excerpt) - Excerpt
21 IV. Con brio from I Hate Music! A Cycle of Five Kid Songs for Soprano
22 The Community from Dybbuk (Complete Ballet)
23 Love Theme from "On the Waterfront"
24 I. Invocation. Kaddish 1 from Kaddish, Symphony No. 3 (To the Beloved Memory of John F. Kennedy)
25 On The Town: Lonely Town - Excerpt
26 Fancy Free Ballet: I. Enter three Sailors - Excerpt
27 The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra (after W. H. Auden): c. The Epilogue: Adagio; Andante; Con Moto - Excerpt
28 IV. Agathon (Adagio) from Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion after Plato's "Symposium" (1954)
29 The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra (after W. H. Auden): b. The Masque: Extremely fast - Excerpt
30 Fancy Free Ballet: IV. Pas de deux - Excerpt
31 Wonderful Town: Conga! (Rosalind Russell, the Cadets) - Excerpt
32 Wonderful Town: Wrong Note Rag (Rosalind Russell, Jacquelyn McKeever and the Villagers) - Excerpt
33 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: Act I: Prologue (Orchestra, The Jets, The Sharks) - Excerpt
34 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: The Dance at the Gym (The Jets, The Sharks) - Excerpt
35 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: Maria (Larry Kert) - Excerpt
36 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: Tonight (Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence) - Excerpt
37 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: Somewhere (Ballet) (Larry Kert, Reri Grist, Carol Lawrence) - Excerpt
38 Wonderful Town: Ohio (Rosalind Russell, Jacquelyn McKeever) - Excerpt
39 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: America (Marilyn Cooper, Chita Rivera, Shark Girls) - Excerpt
40 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: Cool (Mickey Calin, The Jets) - Excerpt
41 Wonderful Town: A Quiet Girl (Sydney Chaplin) - Excerpt
42 Wonderful Town: A Little Bit In Love (Never Felt This Way Before) (Jacquelyn McKeever) - Excerpt
43 The Pirate Song from "Peter Pan"
44 IV. Civet à Toute Vitesse (Rabbit at Top Speed) from La Bonne Cuisine (Four Recipes)
45 Prelude, Fugue and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble: Prelude for the Brass
46 Prelude, Fugue and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble: Fugue for the Saxes
47 Prelude, Fugue and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble: Riffs for Everyone
48 Candide: Overture - Excerpt

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