Les Cloches

from Phyllis with Bells on by dwsChorale

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my choral arrangement of a song by Debussy
[note: another version and also an English version are also available on Bandcamp on the CD "Choral music sung by Matthew Curtis"]

lyrics

Les feuilles s’ouvraient sur le bord des branches,
délicatement.
Les cloches tintaient, légères et franches,
dans le ciel clément.
Rhythmique et fervent comme une antienne,
ce lointain appel
me remémorait la blancheur chrétienne
des fleurs de l’autel.
Ces cloches parlaient d’heureuses années,
et, dans le grand bois,
semblaient reverdir les feuilles fanées,
des jours d’autrefois.

[English translation]
The leaves unfurled on branches so lightly delicate and soft.
The bells rang out so light and free in the cloudless sky
Rhythmical and fervent a distant call like the anthems of old
Called to mind the pure white lilies on holy altar's sacrifice
Those bells spoke to me of happier times now gone
And in the great wood they seemed to revive
the faded leaves of days long since passed.

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from Phyllis with Bells on, released March 1, 2015

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David Warin Solomons Sale, UK

Composer from UK born in 1953, concentrating on lyrical and tonal works for chamber music combinations, solo voice and choral works.

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