paroles de chanson Oft in the Stilly Night - Benjamin Britten , Sir Peter Pears

Thus, in the stilly night
Ere slumber's chain has bound me
Fond memory brings the light
Of other days around me
The smiles, the tears
Of boyhood's years
The words of love then spoken
The eyes that shone
Now dimmed and gone
The cheerful hearts now broken

Thus, in the stilly night
Ere slumber's chain has bound me
Sad memory brings the light
Of other days around me

When I remember all the friends
So linked together
I've seen around me fall
Like leaves in wintry weather
I feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted
Whose lights are fled
Whose garlands dead
And all but he departed

Thus, in the stilly night
Ere slumber's chain has bound me
Sad memory brings the light
Of other days around me