My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice - Samson And Delilah - Camille Saint- Saens

My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice
(Camille Saint-Saens)

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My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice
by Camille Saint-Saens

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My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice ” (Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix) is a popular mezzo-soprano aria from Camille Saint-Saëns’s opera Samson and Delilah, known in English as “Softly awakes my heart”, or more literally “My heart opens itself to your voice”. It is sung by Delilah in act 2 as she attempts to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength.

Lyrics


My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice
(English – Translation)

My heart opens to your voice
Like the flowers open
To the kisses of the dawn!
But, oh my beloved,
To better dry my tears,
Let your voice speak again!
Tell me that you are returning
To Delilah forever!
Repeat to my tenderness
The promises of old times,
Those promises that I loved!
Ah! respond to my tenderness!
Fill me with ecstasy!

Like one sees the blades
Of wheat that wave
In the light wind,
So trembles my heart,
Ready to be consoled,
By your voice that is so dear to me!
The arrow is less rapid
In bringing death,
Than your love is
By flying into your arms!
|: Ah! respond to my tenderness!
Fill me with ecstasy!
Songwriters: Camille Saint-Saëns


Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix
(French – Original)

Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix,
comme s’ouvrent les fleurs
aux baisers de l’aurore!
Mais, ô mon bienaimé,
pour mieux sécher mes pleurs,
que ta voix parle encore!
Dis-moi qu’à Dalila
tu reviens pour jamais.
Redis à ma tendresse
les serments d’autrefois,
ces serments que j’aimais!
|: Ah! réponds à ma tendresse!
Verse-moi, verse-moi l’ivresse!

Ainsi qu’on voit des blés
les épis onduler
sous la brise légère,
ainsi frémit mon cœur,
prêt à se consoler,
à ta voix qui m’est chère!
La flèche est moins rapide
à porter le trépas,
que ne l’est ton amante
à voler dans tes bras!
|: Ah! réponds à ma tendresse!
Verse-moi, verse-moi l’ivresse!

Songwriters: Camille Saint-Saëns

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