Classical Music | Soprano

Franz Liszt

Oh, quand je dors!  Play

Sarah Coburn Soprano
Anne Breeden Piano

Recorded on 04/11/2006, uploaded on 01/21/2009

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Oh! quand je dors! (Oh, when I sleep!)      Franz Liszt

Lyrics by Victor Hugo

Oh, when I sleep, approach my bed,

as Laura appeared to Petrach;

and as you pass, touch me with your breath...

at once my lips will part!

On my glum face, where perhaps

a dark dream has rested for too long a time,

let your gaze lift it like a star...

at once my dream will be radiant!

Then on my lips, where there flits a brilliance,

a flash of love that God has kept pure,

place a kiss,

and transform from angel into woman...

at once my soul will awaken!