Exsultate,jubilate
I. Exsultate,jubilate-Allegro Exsultate,jubilate, Ovosanimaebeatae! Dulciacanticacanendo, cantuivestrorespondendo, psallantaetheracumme.
II. Fulgetamicadies-Seccorecitative Fulgetamicadies, Iamfugereetnubilaetprocellae; Exortusestjustisinexspectataquies. Undiqueobscuraregnabatnox; surgitetandemlaeti, quitimuistisadhuc, etiucundiauroraefortunatae frondesdexteraplenaetliliadate.
III. Tuvirginumcorona-Andante Tu,virginumcorona,14 Tunobispacemdona. Tuconsolareaffectus, Undesuspiratcor
IV. Alleluia-Moltoallegro Alleluia.
Motsdâamou
QuandjetedisdesmotslassĂ©s, Câestleurdouleurquifaitleurcharmes! Ilsbalbutient,etcâestassez, Lesmotsontdeslarmes.
Quandjetesdisdesmotsfougueux, IlsbrĂ»lentmoncĆuretmeslĂšvres, TonĂȘtresâembraseaveceux, LesmotsontdesfiĂšvres.
Maisquelquâilssoient,lesdivinsmots, LesseulsmotsĂ©coutĂ©sdesfemmes, Dansleurssoupirsouleurssanglots, LesmotsontdesĂąmes.
I. Exult, rejoice
Oh you souls blessed, In the singing of sweet songs, Responding to your singing, The heavens resound with me.
II.
A friendly day shines forth, Clouds and thunderstorms have already moved away; Unforeseen peace has come to the righteous. Darkness was always over the world; Arise joyfully at last You, who were hitherto in fear, And, well-disposed, to the blissful morning light Lavishly present wreaths of leaves and lilies.
III.
You, the Virginâs garland, Grant us peace. Dull the grief, Which makes our heart sigh.
IV Hallelujah.
When I speak to you with weary words, It is their sadness that gives them charm! They stammer, and it is enough, The words have tears.
When I speak to you with spirited words, They burn my heart and my lips, Your being is set on fire by them The words have passion.
But be they what they may, the divine words, The only words that women hear, In their sighs or their sobs, The words have souls.
Mignonne
Mignonne,allonsvoirsilarose, QuicematinavaitdĂ©close Sarobedepourpreausoleil, NâapointperducettevesprĂ©e LesplisdesarobepourprĂ©e Etsonteintauvotrepareil.
Las!Voyezcommeenpeudâespace, Mignonne,ellea,dessuslaplace, Las!Las!SesbeautĂ©slaissĂ©cheoir! ĂvraimentmarĂątrenature, Puisquâunetellefleurnedure, Quedumatinjusquesausoir!
Donc,sivousmâencroyez,Mignonne: TandisquevotreĂągefleuronne DanssaplusvertenouveautĂ©, CueillĂ©z,cueillĂ©zvostrejeunesse CommeĂ cettefleurlavieillesse, FeraternirvotrebeautĂ©.
Ăcrin
Tesyeuxmalicieux
Ontlacouleurdel'Ă©meraude.
Leurspursrefletsdélicieux
EgaientI'humeurlaplusgrimaude.
Dansleursfiletscapricieux
Ilsontprismoncoeurenmaraude...
Tesyeuxmalicieux
Ontlacouleurdel'Ă©meraude.
TeslĂšvresdesatin
Sontunniddechaudescaresses, Unfruitsavoureuxquiseteint Derayonnementsdetendresse. Ettonbaiser,commneunlutin, Versed'ineffablesivresses...
TeslĂšvresdesatin
Sontunniddechaudescaresses.
Sweetheart, let us see if the rose, That opened this morning
Its crimson robe to the sun, Has lost, at evening
The folds of its crimson robe
And its color, which is like yours.
Alas! See how in a short while, Sweetheart, it has, over the place, Alas! Alas! Let its beauties fall! Nature is truly a cruel mother, When such a flower only lasts, But from morning until the evening!
Therefore, if you believe me, Sweetheart: While your age flowers In its most green newness, Gather, gather your youth Old age, as with this flower, Will cause your beauty to fade.
Your mischievous eyes
Are the color of emeralds. Their pure, delicious sparkles
Cheer the lowest moods. In their capricious nets
They have caught my wandering heartâŠ
Your mischievous eyes
Are the color of emeralds.
Your lips of satin Are a nest of hot caresses, A tasty fruit flavored With rays of tenderness. And your kiss, like some mischievous imp, Pours out some indescribable intoxicationâŠ
Yours lips of satin
Are a nest of hot caresses.
Tonùmeestunbijou, Lediamantdemacouronne; C'estleplusdélicatjoujou Demonamourqu'elleenfleuronne; C'estleparfumquimerendfou, Ledouxcharmequim'environne Tonùmeestunbijou, Lediamantdemacouronne!
GretchenamSpinnrade
MeineRuhâisthin, MeinHerzistschwer, Ichfindesienimmer Undnimmermehr
Woichihnnichthabâ IstmirdasGrab, DieganzeWelt IstmirvergĂ€llt.
MeinarmerKopf IstmirverrĂŒckt MeinarmerSinn IstmirzerstĂŒckt.
Nachihmnurschauâich ZumFensterhinaus, Nachihmnurgehâich AusdemHaus.
SeinhoherGang, SeinâedleGestalt, SeinesMundesLĂ€cheln, SeinerAugenGewalt,
UndseinerRede Zauberfluss.
SeinHĂ€ndedruck, Undach,seinKuss!
MeinBusendrĂ€ngtsich Nachihmhin. AchdĂŒrftâichfassen Undhaltenihn.
Your soul is a jewel, The diamond of my crown; It is the most delicate plaything Of my flower-scented love; It is the perfume that drives me mad The sweet charm that surrounds me⊠Your soul is a jewel, The diamond of my crown!
My peace is gone, My heart is heavy, I will never find my peace And nevermore.
Where I do not have him That is the grave to me, The whole world Has for me turned bitter.
My poor head Has to me gone mad My poor mind Is to me torn apart.
I look only for him Out the window, Only for him do I go Out of the house.
His superior way of walking, His noble figure, His mouthâs smile, His eyesâ power, And his speech Magic flow His handclasp, And ah, his kiss!
My bosom presses itself Onward to him. Ah, might I grasp And hold him.
UndkĂŒssenihn Sowieichwolltâ AnseinenKĂŒssen Vergehensolltâ!
OkönntichihnkĂŒssen, Sowieichwollt, AnseinenKĂŒssen, Vergehensollt!
MignonI
KennstdudasLand,wodieZitronenblĂŒhn, ImdunklenLaubdieGold-OrangenglĂŒhn, EinsanfterWindvomblauenHimmelweht, DieMyrtestillundhochderLorbeersteht, Kennstdueswohl?
Dahin!Dahin
Möchtâichmitdir,omeinGeliebter,ziehn.
KennstdudasHaus?AufSÀulenruhtseinDach, EsglÀnztderSaal,esschimmertdasGemach, UndMamorbilderstehnundsehnmichan: Washatmandir,duarmesKind,getan?
Kennstdueswohl?
Dahin!Dahin
Möchtâichmitdir,omeinBeschĂŒtzer,ziehn.
KennstdudenBergundseinenWolkensteg?
DasMaultiersuchtimNebelseinenWeg; InHöhlenwohntderDrachenalteBrut; EsstĂŒrztderFelsundĂŒberihndieFlut!
Kennstduihnwohl?
Dahin!Dahin
GehtunserWeg!oVater,lassunsziehn!
MignonIII
Solasstmichscheinen,bisichwerde, ZiehtmirdasweisseKleidnichtaus!
IcheilevonderschönenErde HinabinjenesfesteHaus.
DortruhâicheinekleineStille,
And kiss him As much as I want From his kisses I would die!
O could I him kiss, As much I want, From his kisses, I would die!
Know you the land, where the lemon trees blossom, Among the dark leaves the golden oranges glow, A gentle wind from the blue sky wafts, The myrtle silent and high the laurel stands?
Do you know it?
There! There
Would I go with you, oh my beloved.
Do you know the house? Its roof rests on pillars, The hall gleams, the room shimmers, And marble statues stand and look me at: What have they done to you, you poor child?
Do you know it?
There! There
Would I go with you, oh my protector.
Know you the mountain and its cloudy path? The mule seeks in the mist his way; In caves lives the dragonsâ old brood; The cliff falls steeply away and over it the water flows! Do you know it? There! There
Lies our way! Oh father, let us go!
So let me appear so, until I have become that, Do not force me to take off the white dress! I hurry from the beautiful earth
Down to that solid house.
There I will rest for a brief moment,
DannöffnetsichderfrischeBlick; IchlassedanndiereineHĂŒlle, DenGĂŒrtelunddenKranzzurĂŒck.
UndjenehimmlischenGestalten, SiefragennichtnachMannundWeib, UndkeineKleider,keineFalten UmgebendenverklÀrtenLeib.
ZwarlebtâichohneSorgâundMĂŒhe, DochfĂŒhltâichtiefenSchmerzgenung. VorKummeraltertâichzufrĂŒhe; Machtmichaufewigwiederjung!
Exsultate,jubilate
Then my gaze will open up refreshed; I will then remove my pure garment, Leaving behind belt and wedding wreath.
And those heavenly beings
They do not ask if one is a man or a woman, And no clothes, no robes Surround the transfigured body
It is true I have lived without care and toil, Yet I have felt deep pain enough. I grew to early old from sorrow; Make me forever young again!
Exsultate, jubilate waswrittenbyWolfgangAmadeusMozartin1773.AlthoughMozart termedthisworkamotet,itonlyhasonerecitative-whereasmotetstypicallyhavetwo recitatives.Thisthree-movementreligiousmotetwasoriginallycreatedforVenanzioRauzzini,a castratosinger,tosing.Thetextisliturgical,comingfromPsalm100thatdiscusses encouragementtorejoiceandtocomebeforeHimwithsinging.Thiswascomposedforthe sopranovoice,sothatitcouldsoar,asthoughitwerereachingfortheheavens.Thethird movementpresentsthisvision,asitisthemostdifficultsectionofthemotet,wherethesinger hastosingstrenuousandornatepassages,whilemaintainingavisualofpurejoy.
IHateMusic
LeonardBernsteincomposedthesongcycle I Hate Music in1942,wherehededicated theworktohisfriend,EdysMerril.ThisisbecauseMerrillsupposedlyvoicedthephrase,"Ihate music,"becauseofherirritationwithBernstein'sconstantpianoplayingandcoachingofsingers duringtheirtimeoflivingtogether. I Hate Music isasongcycleconsistingoffivesongssung fromtheperspectiveofatenyear-oldgirl,Barbara.Atthebeginningofthesongcycle,Bernstein states,âIntheperformanceofthesesongs,coynessistobeassiduouslyavoided.Thenatural, unforcedsweetnessofchildexpressionscanneverbesuccessfullygilded;ratherwillitcome throughthemusicinproportiontothedignityandsophisticatedunderstandingofthesinger.â Thisworkreflectsthespontaneityofachildsingingbyintroducinginflectionsandhintsto improvisationthatachildwouldtypicallyinsertlightheartedly Thelyricsprovidethethoughts thatatenyear-oldchildwouldhave,andhowfast-changingtheyare,andBersteinprovidesa satiricalwayofshowingwhatitisliketobeatthisyoungage.
Motsdâamour
Mots dâamour,composedbyCĂ©cileChaminade,translatesintoâwordsoflove.â
Chaminade,whowasanextremelyprolificcomposer,composedaround125songs,andtypically chosetextsthatrevolvedaroundcontemporarypoetry.Thisworkdepictsthedifferentwaysin whichfeelingscanbeexpressedthroughwords-suchasweary,spirited,anddivinewords.The poempersonifiesthesewordsinordertoportrayhowthecharacterisfeelingindirectly.
Mignonne
Mignonne wascomposedbyCĂ©cileChaminade,andthepoemwaswrittenbyPierrede Ronsard.Thispoemistakenfrom"Les Amours de Cassandre".Itisthenameofacollectionof Frenchpoemsintendedforayounggirl,CassandreSalvati,withwhomRonsardwasinloveat theageof20.Inthispoem,Ronsarddescribestheyouththatpasseslikethatofaflower;he comparestheyouthandbeautythatarosehasinfullbloomversusthatofwhenitwithersinthe evening,referringtooldage.Ronsardthusdescribestheshort-livedbeautythataflowerhas,and howitisthesametothatofayounggirlâsbeauty Becauseofthis,thepoetadvisesthegirlto enjoyandrelishinheryouthandpresentmoment,beforeitistoolate.
Ecrin
ĂcrinwassettoatextbyRenĂ©Niverd,andconsistsofthreestanzaswithsixlineseach. Inthispoem,thecharacterexplainstheirfeelingsfortheirloverinanextremelyflirtatious manner Thisisdonebydescribingtheloverâsâmischievouseyes,ââsatinlips,âaswellastheir soulbeingajewel.Theseareallplayfulphrasesthatallowthecharactertoportrayhowtheysee theirlover,andwhateachpartofthemdoestothepersona.Themusicalformforthistextis ABAâ,wherethemusicinthefinalverseisslightlyalteredfromthefirstverseinordertomatch thetext.
Gretchenamspinnrade
âGretchenamspinnradeâwasSchubertâsfirstsuccessfullied-whichwaswrittenin 1814.ThetextwaswrittenbythepoetGöethe,whichfollowsthestorylineofacharacter, Gretchen,whoissingingofherundyingloveforamannamedFaust.Theintensityofthislove hascausedagreatinabilitytocontinueonlivingwithintheconfinesoftheenvironmentthatshe hasknownallofherlife.Theaccompanimentinthispieceprovidesamimicofthespinning wheelthatcontinuestomoveasGretchenisvoicingherthoughts.Theminorkeyrepresentsthe amountofdistressthatGretchenfeelsduetoherloveforFaust,andonlyshiftstoamajorkey whenshebeginsthinkingaboutalloftheaspectsshelovesabouthim.Thispieceprovidesgreat representationofsymbolicauditoryimagery,andprovidestheaudiencewithawayofvisualizing thestorylinewithmorethanthelyrics.
MignonI
Thispiece,composedHugoWolf,camefromthepoem Kennst du das Land,writtenby Göethe.ThepoemisbaseduponaseriesofnovelsthatGöethewrotecalled Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre.Thestoryissetwithamysteriouswoman,Mignon,whoissingingthispoemexpressingherinneremotionallife.MignonissingingthispoemtoWilheim,whosheviewsasa fatherfigure,whereshepresentsherwantingoftendernessandprotection,aswellasherlonging forherhomeland.ThisisthepiecethatrepresentsMignonâspaternalneglect,andherlonging andquestionsbecomemoreurgentasthesongprogresses.Manycomposershavesetthispoem tomusic,however,Wolfprovidesoneofthebestportrayalsoflongingbyinsertingcomplex musicaltexture,andvaryingthephrasessubtlyfromonestanzatothenext.
MignonIII
âMignonIIIâ,alsocomposedbyHugoWolf,camefromanotherpoemwrittenbyGöethe, whereMignonandseveralotherchildrenareputtingonaplayfortheInnguests.Mignonplays thepartofanangel,dressedinwhitewithagoldcrownandwings.Otherchildrentrytoask questionsabouthercostume,andeventuallytriestotakeitoff-butMignonrefuses.Herreplyis âSolasstmichscheinen,âwhereshedescribesherwantingtobeanangel;whereshecouldbe pureandlovely,butalsodeadandfreefromtheburdensthatherlifehasgivenher Herwishfor apeacefuldeathinfershernot-so-joyouslife,assheexplainsthatshewouldnolongerneedto worryaboutearthlyclothingorwhethersheisamanorawoman.Shewouldbeâyoung forevermore.âWolfsetsthispieceinaminorsetting,withthedynamicsremaininglow throughoutthepieceinordertoconveythefeelingofdyingaway.Theonlyphrasethatexpresses alouddynamiciswhenMignonexclaims,âMakemeforeveryoungagain!âwhichsuggeststhat thisisMignonâslastrequestbeforeherdeath.WolfcommunicatesMignonâsfeelingsthroughhis harmonicambiguityandhisfragmentationinallpartsofthemusic.
LiftThineEyes
âLiftThineEyesâisapartofatwoandahalfhourworkwrittenbyFelixMendelssohn, Elijah.ThisenormousworkdepictseventsinthelifeoftheProphetElijahasthestorieswere toldinthebooks1Kingsand2KingsoftheOldTestament.Inthesecondpartofthework, ElijahvisitsKingAhabandQueenJezebel,andaccusesthemofangeringGodforworshiping Baal,agodoffertilityandweather.TheQueen,angeredbythis,turnstheIsraelitesagainstElijah byaccusinghimofbeingthereasonforthefamineinIsrael.Elijahisthenforcedtofleeforhis life,whereheisenragedbythepeopleofIsrael.Threetreblevoice,portrayingangels,appear andsingtheoratorio,âLiftThineEyesâinordertocomforttheprophet.Duringperformancesof oratorios,itispracticetousethescore,asitwillbedoneinthispiece.
O,LovelyPeace
âO,LovelyPeaceâisaduetthatiswithinthework Judas Maccabeus byGeorgeFrideric HĂ€ndel,whichtellsthestoryofHanukkah.TheworkdepictsthestoryoftheMaccabeanRevolt
(167-160B.C.),whichbeganwhenJudeawasruledbytheSeleucidEmpire,andwasdetermined todestroytheJewishreligion.Anelderlypriest,Mattathias,wasonewhodefiedtheempire,and soughttofightfortheirfaith. Judas Maccabeus takesplaceafterMattathiasâsdeath,whothe Jewishpeopleviewedastheirleader.JudasMaccabeusassumestheroleasleader,inorderto maintainhopeforfreedom,andcontinuesonwithwar.âO,LovelyPeaceâdescribestheelated feelingthattheJewishpeoplehaveoncetheyhavewonthewar.Theycelebratethevictorythey haveachieved,andemphasizestheimportanceofacknowledgingGodâspowerinthedeliverance ofHispeople.Duringperformancesoforatorios,itispracticetousethescore,asitwillbedone inthispiece.
WhatisthisFeeling?
Thismusicaltheatrepiececomesfromthemusical Wicked.Towardsthebeginningofthe firstact,itopenswithtwogirls,GalindaandElphaba,whoarewritingletterstotheirparentsin ordertocomplainabouttheirnewroomingsituation.Duringthispiece,GalindaandElphaba providegraphicdetailsabouttheirmutualloathingtowardseachother Inthetheatreversion, studentsoftheuniversitysidewithGalinda-inwhichtheyexpresstheirrespectofhowshecan eventolerateElphaba.StephenSchwartz,whowrotethepiece,intendedfortheretobean indicationofironybyusingphrasesthataretypicallyusedinlovesongsforhate.Examplesof thiscanbeheardinâmypulseisrushing,ââIfeltthemomentIlaideyesonyou,ââfervidasa flame,âandsoon.Inthisperformance,JessicaGolinskiwillbeplayingthepartofElphaba,and EmilyZankwillbeGalinda.