Lyrics and translation Ralph Vaughan Williams - The House of Life - Love - Sight
When
do
I
see
thee
most,
beloved
one?
Quand
te
vois-je
le
plus,
bien-aimée
?
When
in
the
light
the
spirits
of
mine
eyes
Quand,
à
la
lumière,
les
esprits
de
mes
yeux
Before
thy
face,
their
altar,
solemnize
Devant
ton
visage,
leur
autel,
solennise
The
worship
of
that
love
thro'
thee
made
known?
Le
culte
de
cet
amour
que
tu
as
fait
connaître
?
Or
when,
in
the
dusk
hours
(we
two
alone),
Ou
quand,
dans
les
heures
crépusculaires
(nous
deux
seuls),
Close-kissed
and
eloquent
of
still
replies
Serrement
étroit
et
éloquent
de
réponses
silencieuses
Thy
twilight-hidden
glimmering
visage
lies,
Ton
visage
scintillant
caché
par
le
crépuscule
se
trouve,
And
my
soul
only
sees
thy
soul
its
own?
Et
mon
âme
ne
voit
que
ton
âme,
la
sienne
?
O
love,
my
love!
if
I
no
more
should
see
Ô
amour,
mon
amour !
Si
je
ne
devais
plus
te
voir
Thyself,
nor
on
the
earth
the
shadow
of
thee,
Toi-même,
ni
l'ombre
de
toi
sur
la
terre,
Nor
image
of
thine
eyes
in
any
spring,—
Ni
l'image
de
tes
yeux
dans
aucun
printemps —
How
then
should
sound
upon
Life's
darkening
slope
Alors,
comment
le
son
sur
la
pente
sombre
de
la
vie
The
ground-whirl
of
the
perished
leaves
of
Hope,
Le
tourbillon
au
sol
des
feuilles
mortes
de
l'espoir,
The
wind
of
Death's
imperishable
wing?
Le
vent
de
l'aile
impérissable
de
la
Mort
?
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Album
The English Song Series, Volume 14: Songs of Travel / The House of Life / Four Poems by Fredegond Shove date of release
01-10-2005
1
Songs of Travel: Whither Must I Wander?
2 Four Poems by Fredegond Shove: The New Ghost
3 Four Poems by Fredegond Shove: Four Nights
4 Four Poems by Fredegond Shove: Motion and Stillness
5 The House of Life - Love's Last Gift
6 The House of Life - Death In Love
7 The House of Life - Heart's Haven
8 The House of Life - Love's Minstrels
9 The House of Life - Silent Noon
10 The House of Life - Love - Sight
11 Songs of Travel - I have trod the upward and the downward slope
12 Songs of Travel - The infinite shining heavens
13 Songs of Travel - In Dreams
14 Songs of Travel - Youth and Love
15 Songs of Travel - The Roadside Fire
16 Songs of Travel - Let Beauty awake
17 Four Poems by Fredegond Shove: The Water Mill
2 Four Poems by Fredegond Shove: The New Ghost
3 Four Poems by Fredegond Shove: Four Nights
4 Four Poems by Fredegond Shove: Motion and Stillness
5 The House of Life - Love's Last Gift
6 The House of Life - Death In Love
7 The House of Life - Heart's Haven
8 The House of Life - Love's Minstrels
9 The House of Life - Silent Noon
10 The House of Life - Love - Sight
11 Songs of Travel - I have trod the upward and the downward slope
12 Songs of Travel - The infinite shining heavens
13 Songs of Travel - In Dreams
14 Songs of Travel - Youth and Love
15 Songs of Travel - The Roadside Fire
16 Songs of Travel - Let Beauty awake
17 Four Poems by Fredegond Shove: The Water Mill
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