paroles de chanson The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "The Oatmeal Slippers of Sleep" - Heather Harper feat. Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Luxon, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill & Janet Baker
The
pale,
moonbeams
slippers
of
sleep
creep
through
the
city
And
drag
the
sable
shadows
of
night
over
the
limbs
of
light
Thou
canst
sound
that
separate
echo
as
hoof
Strikes
hard
stone
from
forthway
Rome
to
Rome
The
mist
as
ribbon
outflows
out
with
the
falling
tide
And
petals
of
stars
fall
round,
warm
to
its
back
and
float
Down
the
hill
race
them
back,
sleeping
cocks
wake
and
crow
Drunken
whores
going
home
turn
to
cast
a
glimpse
of
Rome
The
city
busy
with
dreams-
Now
he's
through
the
city
walls
...
Weaves
on
the
loom
of
night
The
black
beast
whines
with
sweat
that
falls
from
his
horns
A
satin
curtain
with
gold-
But
Lucrezia's
hands
have
barred
it
None
of
the
women
move
It
is
too
late
for
a
messenger
The
knock
was
too
loud
for
a
friend
Lucia
runs
to
the
door,
hoping
that
Apollo's
called
for
her
And
Zerte's
cold
hand
grips
Lucrecia's
throat
She
pales
with
an
unspoken
fear
Open
in
the
name
of
the
prince
of
Rome
Lucia
unlocks
the
door
with
excited
haste
Tarquinius
enters
Lucrecia's
home
The
women
curtsy
He
is
prince
of
Rome
The
prince
bows
over
Lucrecia's
hand
Some
rooly
eyes
run
to
her
breast,
and
There
with
more
thirst
than
manners
rest
Lucrecia
asks
for
the
news-
and
news-
...
And
whether
her
lord
Collatinus
is
well
or
ill,
whether
the
army's
Put
to
flight,
and
what
brings
his
highness
here
with
haste
at
night
Tarquinius
laughs
her
fears
away
and
asks
her
for
some
wine
With
much
relief
she
pours
it
He
claims
Lucrecia's
hospitality
He
says
his
horse
is
lame
"What
brings
the
prince
Tarquinius
here
at
this
hour
of
the
night?
How
can
he
dare
to
seek
for
shield
from
Lucrecia?
Oh,
where
is
Lord
Collatinus?
He
should
be
here
to
greet
Tarquinius
His
coming
threatens
danger
to
us."
The
Etruscan
palace
stands
only
Across
the
city,
but
etiquette
commands
what
discretion
would
refuse
So
Lucrecia
leads
Prince
Tarquinius
to
his
Chamber,
and
with
decorum
wishes-
Goodnight-
...
Him
goodnight
...
Your
highness
Then
Bianca,
with
that
rude
politeness
at
which
a
Servant
can
excel,
curtsies
and
says-
Goodnight-
...
Your
highness
Whilst
Lucia,
standing
tiptoe
with
her
eyes,
curtsies
lower
than
The
rest,
and
shyly
bids
the
prince-
Goodnight,
your
highness
Your
highness
Goodnight,
your
highness
And
Tarquinius,
with
true
Etruscan
grace,
bows
over
Lucrecia's
Hand,
then
lifts
it
with
slow
deliberation
to
his
lips
Goodnight,
Lucrecia
Goodnight,
your
highness
Goodnight,
Lucrecia
And
then
all
with
due
formality
wish
each
other
a
final-
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight,
Lucrecia
1 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: Introduction: The Wood
2 Phaedra, Op. 93: "My Time's Too Short, Your Highness"
3 Phaedra, Op. 93: "Oh Gods of Wrath"
4 Phaedra, Op. 93: "In May, in Brilliant Athens"
5 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Last Night Tarquinius Ravished Me"
6 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Lucretia! Lucretia!"
7 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Flowers Bring to Every Year"
8 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "We'll Leave the Orchids for Lucretia"
9 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Lucretia!.What Do You Want?"
10 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "The Oatmeal Slippers of Sleep"
11 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Time Treads Upon the Hands of Women"
12 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Their Spinning-wheel Unwinds"
13 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Listen! I Heard a Knock"
14 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Was I Wrong to Come?"
15 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter
16 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles
17 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "My Gentle Robin, See'st Thou This Sweet Sight?"
18 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation XII - Scene 5: Quint
19 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Come, Now a Roundel and a Fairy Song"
20 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Be Kind and Courteous to This Gentleman"
21 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Interlude: Here in This Scene"
22 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Epilogue: Is It All?"
23 The Turn of the Screw, Op.54: Interlude: Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel
24 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "She Sleeps As a Rose"
25 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "It Is an Axiom Among Kings"
26 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation VII - Scene 8: At Night
27 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Are We All Met?"
28 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "The Prosperity of the Etruscans"
29 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Hey There, Hey There, You!"
30 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Now the Hungry Lion Roars"
31 Death in Venice, Op. 88: Overture: Venice
32 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "My Mind Beats On"
33 Death in Venice, Op. 88: Children's Games: "Adziu, Adziu"
34 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "O Wall, Fur Often Hast Thou Heard My Moans"
35 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Mysterious Gondola"
36 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Who Reaches Heaven First"
37 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Puppet? Why So?"
38 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "There Is Indeed in Every Artist's Nature"
39 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation XIII - Scene 6: The Piano
40 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation VIII - Scene 1: Colloquy and So- Lioquy
41 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Collatinus Is Politically Astute"
42 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation VI - Scene 7: The Lake
43 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Within This Frail Crucible of Light"
44 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Prologue
45 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Theme - Scene 1: The Journey
46 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation III - Scene 4: The Tower
47 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Maria Was Unmasked At a Masked Ball"
48 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "We Are Delighted to Greet the Signore"
49 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "My Horse! My Horse! Tarquinius Does Not Wait"
50 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "You Ladies, You Whose Gentle Hearts Do Fear"
51 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window
52 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation I - Scene 2: The Welcome
53 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells
54 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "I See Their Knavery"
55 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Gentles, Perchange You Wonder At This Show"
56 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Naturally, Signore, I Understand"
57 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Iff We Offend, It Is With Our Good Will"
58 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "You Were Right"
59 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "Oh! What a Lovely Day!"
60 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Have You Sent to Bottom's House?"
61 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: "This Dead Hand Lets Fall"
62 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation V - Scene 6: The Lesson
63 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Ah, Serenissima!"
64 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation XI - Scene 4: The Bedroom
65 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "How Now, Mad Spirit?"
66 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54: Interlude: Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora
67 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: 'There Goes a Happy Man!'
68 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Helena! Hermi! Demetrius! Lysander!"
69 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "What Thou Seest When Thou Dost Wake"
70 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Up and Down, Up and Down"
71 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Hail, Mortal, Hail!"
72 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Sweet Moon, I Thank Thee for Thy Sunny Beams"
73 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Flower of This Purple Dye"
74 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "In This Same Interlude It Doth Befall"
75 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "I Have a Reas'nable Good Ear in Music"
76 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "O Grim-look'd Night, O Night With Hue So Black"
77 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "You Spotted Snakes With Double Tongue"
78 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Come, Your Bergomask"
79 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Now, Fair Hippolyta"
80 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "This Is Thy Negligence"
81 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Asleep, My Love?"
82 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: Tarquinius does not dare
83 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: Here the thirsty evening
84 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart
85 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "On the Ground, Sleep Sound"
86 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Over Hill, Over Dale"
87 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Oberon Is Passing Fell and Wrath"
88 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Well, Go Thy Way"
89 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "How Now My Love?"
90 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Be It On Lion, Bear, or Wolf, or Bull"
91 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Welcome Wanderer!"
92 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Is All Our Company Her?"
93 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Fair Love, You Faint With Wand'ring in the Wood"
94 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Through the Forest Have I Gone"
95 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "Stay, Though Thou Kill Me, Sweet Demetrius"
96 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64: "This Lanthorn Doth the Horned Moon Present"
97 Death in Venice, Op. 88: "Aou'! Stagando, Aou'"
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