'L'hiver' performed by Sophie Bevan & Anna Tilbrook as part of the Forgotten Voices lecture-recital series, curated by Kitty Whately and Natasha Loges, and produced in collaboration with SWAP'ra (Supporting Women and Parents in Opera). Filmed by TallWall Media, at Trinity College, Oxford, as part of the Oxford Lieder Spring Song Festival 2022.
Text & Translation
L'hiver
French source:
Ludovic Fortolis
A soufflé sur la rivière.
Un lourd manteau de cristal
s’est étendu sur l’eau claire.
Les poissons bleus ont filé
Dans les algues serpentines.
Et l’âpre hiver a gelé
Les doigts roses des ondines!
Winter
English translation ©
Natasha Loges
Has blown onto the river.
A heavy coat of crystal
Has stretched itself on the clear water.
The blue fish have lined up
In the snake-like algae.
And the bitter winter froze
The mermaids' pink fingers!
L'hiver
French source:
Ludovic Fortolis
Winter
English source:
Natasha Loges
L’âpre hiver au creux du val,
The harsh winter in the valley hollow
A soufflé sur la rivière.
Has blown onto the river.
Un lourd manteau de cristal
A heavy coat of crystal
s’est étendu sur l’eau claire.
Has stretched itself on the clear water.
Les poissons bleus ont filé
The blue fish have lined up
Dans les algues serpentines.
In the snake-like algae.
Et l’âpre hiver a gelé
And the bitter winter froze
Les doigts roses des ondines!
The mermaids' pink fingers!
Composer
Hedwige Chrétien
Study event exploring the life and work of Hedwige Chrétien.Filmed in 2022 by TallWall Media. COMPOSER BIOGRAPHY Little is known about Hedwige Chrétien at the time of writing. She was born in Compiègne and her maternal grandfather, Jules…
