Henri Duparc (1848-1933):
Soupir, Op. 2, No. 1
(composed in 1869 or 1868; first published in 1869)
Text: René-François Sully-Prudhomme
Original Key/Recorded Key: D Minor
Teach-Track begins: m. 1
Accompaniment Track begins: m. 1
Pianist: Daniel Michalak
Ne jamais la voir ni l'entendre
Not ever to see her or to hear her
Ne jamais tout haut la nommer,
Not ever out loud her name,
mais, fidele, toujours l'attendre,
but, faithfully, always to wait for her,
Toujours l'aimer!
Always to love her!
Ouvrir les bras, et, las d'attendre,
To open my arms, and, wearing of waiting,
Sur le néant les refermer,
On nothing them to close,
Mais encor, toujours les lui tendre,
But yet, always the to her extend,
Toujours l'aimer.
Always to love her.
Ah! ne pouvoir que les lui tendre,
Ah! Not to be able other than to her extend,
Et dans les pleurs se consumer,
And in her tears to be consumed,
Mais ces pleurs toujours les repandre,
Yet these tears always them to spill,
Toujours l'aimer.
Always to love her.
Ne jamais la voir ni l'entendre
Not ever to see her or to hear her
Ne jamais tout haut la nommer,
Not ever out loud her name,
mais, d'un amour toujours plus tendre,
but, with a love always more tender,
Toujours l'aimer,
Always to love her,
Toujours!
Always!