RECORDINGS
'J'ai frappé'
J’ai frappé
French source:
Jean-François Bourguignon
Et d’autres mains au loin ont répondu.
Mon front a frappé les portes closes
Et d’autres fronts au loin ont répondu.
Mon cœur a frappé les portes closes
Mais l’écho de mon cœur seul a répondu.
My hand has struck
English translation ©
Anon.
And other hands have replied from afar.
My brow has struck closed doors
And other brows have replied from afar.
My heart has struck closed doors
But only my heart’s echo replied.
J’ai frappé
French source:
Jean-François Bourguignon
My hand has struck
English source:
Anon.
Ma main a frappé les portes closes
My hand has struck closed doors
Et d’autres mains au loin ont répondu.
And other hands have replied from afar.
Mon front a frappé les portes closes
My brow has struck closed doors
Et d’autres fronts au loin ont répondu.
And other brows have replied from afar.
Mon cœur a frappé les portes closes
My heart has struck closed doors
Mais l’écho de mon cœur seul a répondu.
But only my heart’s echo replied.
Composer
Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger and her immensely gifted younger sister Lili came from a family of musicians. Boulanger joined the Paris Conservatoire aged ten, studying harmony and composition, alongside private organ lessons. Gabriel Fauré, who taught her…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- Mastercourse Concert 28 Oct 2017
- Mastercourse Day One 23 Oct 2017