RECORDINGS
L'été - Ah, chantez, chantez
Text & Translation
L'été (Ah, chantez, chantez)
French source:
Édouard Guinand
Folle fauvette,
Gaie alouette,
Joyeux pinson, chantez, aimez!
Parfum des roses,
Fraîches écloses,
Rendez nos bois, nos bois plus embaumés!
Ah! chantez, aimez!
Soleil qui dore
Les sycomores
Remplis d'essains tout bruisants,
Verse la joie,
Que tout se noie
Dans tes rayons resplendissants.
Ah! chantez, aimez ...
Souffle, qui passes
Dans les espaces
Semant l'espoir d'un jour d'été.
Que ton haleine
Donne à la plaine
Plus d'éclat et plus de beauté.
Ah! chantez, chantez!
Dans la prairie
Calme et fleurie,
Entendez-vous ces mots si doux.
L'âme charmée,
L'épouse aimée
Bénit le ciel près de l'époux!
Ah! chantez, aimez, ...
The Summer
English translation ©
Yelena Dudochkin
Wild warbler,
Happy lark,
Joyous chaffinch, sing and love!
Perfumed roses,
Fresh and budding,
Return to our woods, our balmy woods!
Ah, sing and love!
The sun paints with gold
The Sycamores,
Full of movement and murmuring,
Drown in the joy
Of the resplendent rays
Ah, sing and love!
The breeze that passes
Everywhere
Sowing the spirit of the summer day
That your breath
Gives to the plains
More sparkle and more beauty.
Ah, Sing! Sing!
In the prairie
Calm and blooming with flowers,
Have you ever heard such sweet words,
The charmed soul,
The beloved wife,
Blessed by heavens next to her beloved husband!
Ah sing, love!
L'été (Ah, chantez, chantez)
French source:
Édouard Guinand
The Summer
English source:
Yelena Dudochkin
Ah! chantez, chantez,
Ah, Sing! Sing!
Folle fauvette,
Wild warbler,
Gaie alouette,
Happy lark,
Joyeux pinson, chantez, aimez!
Joyous chaffinch, sing and love!
Parfum des roses,
Perfumed roses,
Fraîches écloses,
Fresh and budding,
Rendez nos bois, nos bois plus embaumés!
Return to our woods, our balmy woods!
Ah! chantez, aimez!
Ah, sing and love!
Soleil qui dore
The sun paints with gold
Les sycomores
The Sycamores,
Remplis d'essains tout bruisants,
Full of movement and murmuring,
Verse la joie,
Drown in the joy
Que tout se noie
Of the resplendent rays
Dans tes rayons resplendissants.
Ah, sing and love!
Ah! chantez, aimez ...
Souffle, qui passes
Dans les espaces
The breeze that passes
Semant l'espoir d'un jour d'été.
Everywhere
Que ton haleine
Sowing the spirit of the summer day
Donne à la plaine
That your breath
Plus d'éclat et plus de beauté.
Gives to the plains
Ah! chantez, chantez!
More sparkle and more beauty.
Dans la prairie
In the prairie
Calme et fleurie,
Calm and blooming with flowers,
Entendez-vous ces mots si doux.
Have you ever heard such sweet words,
L'âme charmée,
The charmed soul,
L'épouse aimée
The beloved wife,
Bénit le ciel près de l'époux!
Blessed by heavens next to her beloved husband!
Ah! chantez, aimez, ...
Ah sing, love!
Composer
Cécile Chaminade
Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) was one of the most successful female professional musicians of the 19th century, specialising in piano and vocal works and amassing a fortune during her lifetime. Born in Paris, she had an initially prosperous…