Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 23 - Yuja Wang , Sergei Rachmaninoff , Claudio Abbado , Mahler Chamber Orchestra translation in French

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 23

Rhapsodie sur un thème de Paganini, Op. 43 : Variation 23

A second Emperor's fortunate for me:

Un second empereur est une chance pour moi :

Since I'm the Emperor, plain as plain can be.

Puisque je suis l’empereur, c’est clair comme le jour.

Now as a soldier I'll dress myself, again,

Maintenant, je vais m’habiller en soldat, encore une fois,

In armour, dedicated to this higher aim.

En armure, dédié à ce but supérieur.

My entertainments, fine as they all were,

Mes divertissements, aussi beaux soient-ils,

Lacking in nothing, never brought me danger.

Ne manquant de rien, ne m’ont jamais apporté de danger.

While you suggested something innocent,

Alors que tu suggérais quelque chose d’innocent,

My heart longed to fight the tournament:

Mon cœur aspirait à se battre au tournoi :

And had you not dissuaded me from war,

Et si tu ne m’avais pas dissuadé de la guerre,

I'd have shone in glorious deeds before.

J’aurais brillé dans des actes glorieux auparavant.

But when I was mirrored in that realm of fire,

Mais quand je me suis reflété dans ce royaume de feu,

I felt my heart was mine, and made entire:

J’ai senti que mon cœur était mien, et entier :

The fierce element entered in my fate,

L’élément sauvage est entré dans mon destin,

Only a dream, and yet the dream was great.

Un simple rêve, et pourtant le rêve était grand.

I've thought confusedly of fame and glory:

J’ai pensé confusément à la gloire et à la célébrité :

Yet all was my own neglect, an evil story.

Mais tout était ma propre négligence, une histoire terrible.

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Writer(s): Sergey Rachmaninov

Album

Rachmaninov

date of release

01-01-2011

1 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 22
2 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 23
3 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 24
4 Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18: 3. Allegro scherzando
5 Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18: 2. Adagio sostenuto
6 Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18: 1. Moderato
7 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 17
8 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 7
9 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 8
10 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 9
11 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 10
12 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 11
13 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 12
14 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 13
15 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 14
16 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 16
17 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 19
18 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 20
19 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 21
20 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 6
21 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 15
22 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 5
23 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 4
24 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 3
25 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Introduction
26 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 1
27 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Theme
28 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43: Variation 2

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