Rosemonde
French source:
Jean Giraudoux
Disait à Spencer sa femme,
à Rome, à Vienne,
à Pergame, à Calcutta? Rien!... fit-il...
Veux-tu découvrir le monde
Ferme tes yeux, Rosemonde.
Rosemonde
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
His wife would ask Spencer,
In Rome, in Vienna, in Pergamum,
In Calcutta? - Nothing!... he would say
If you wish to discover the world
Close your eyes, Rosemonde.
Translation © Richard Stokes, from A French Song Companion (Oxford, 2000)
Rosemonde
French source:
Jean Giraudoux
Rosemonde
English source:
Richard Stokes
Qu'as-tu vu dans ton exil?
What did you see in exile?
Disait à Spencer sa femme,
His wife would ask Spencer,
à Rome, à Vienne,
In Rome, in Vienna, in Pergamum,
à Pergame, à Calcutta? Rien!... fit-il...
In Calcutta? - Nothing!... he would say
Veux-tu découvrir le monde
If you wish to discover the world
Ferme tes yeux, Rosemonde.
Close your eyes, Rosemonde.
Composer
Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Read more here.
