Songs

6. Interlude

by Benjamin Britten From Les Illuminations

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6. Interlude
French source: Arthur Rimbaud

J’ai seul la clef de cette parade sauvage.

Interlude
English translation © Richard Stokes

I alone hold the key to this savage parade.

6. Interlude
French source: Arthur Rimbaud

Interlude
English source: Richard Stokes

J’ai seul la clef de cette parade sauvage.
I alone hold the key to this savage parade.

Composer

Benjamin Britten

Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music,…

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