Listen to Les Illuminations, Op. 18: VIII. Parade by Mary Bevan & 12 Ensemble

Les Illuminations, Op. 18: VIII. Parade

Mary Bevan & 12 Ensemble

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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: VIII. Parade

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Mary Bevan

Soprano

12 Ensemble

Ensemble

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

Composer

Arthur Rimbaud

Lyrics

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Des drôles très solides

Plusieurs ont exploité vos mondes

Sans besoins, et peu pressés de mettre en œuvre leurs brillantes facultés et leur expérience de vos consciences

Quels hommes mûrs !

Quels hommes mûrs !

Des yeux hébétés à la façon de la nuit d'été

Rouges et noirs, tricolores, d'acier piqué d'étoiles d'or

Des facies déformés, plombés, blêmis, incendiés

Des enrouements folâtres ! La démarche cruelle des oripeaux !

Il y a quelques jeunes !

[Verse 2]

Ô le plus violent Paradis de la grimace enragée !

Chinois, Hottentots, bohémiens, niais, hyènes, Molochs

Vieilles démences, démons sinistres, ils mêlent les tours populaires, maternels

Avec les poses et les tendresses bestiales

Ils interpréteraient des pièces nouvelles et des chansons bonnes filles

Maîtres jongleurs, ils transforment le lieu et les personnes, et usent de la comédie magnétique

[Verse 3]

J'ai seul la clef de cette parade

De cette parade sauvage

Written by: Arthur Rimbaud, Benjamin Britten

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