The Evening Star from Tannhauser

Today's famous aria can be downloaded here. for more information look here, here and here.  "Tannhäuser and the Minnesingers' Contest at Wartburg") is an 1845 opera in three acts, with music and text by Richard Wagner (WWV 70 in the catalogue of the composer's works). It is based on two German legends: Tannhäuser, the mythologized medieval German Minnesänger and poet, and the tale of the Wartburg Song Contest. The story centers on the struggle between sacred and profane love, as well as redemption through love, a theme running through most of Wagner's work. Enjoy!

Then You'll Remember Me from The Bohemian Girl

Today's song can be downloaded here. The Bohemian Girl is an English Romantic opera composed by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn. The plot is loosely based on a Miguel de Cervantes' tale, La Gitanilla.
The best-known aria from the piece is "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" in which the main character, Arline, describes her vague memories of her childhood. It has been recorded by many artists, most famously by Dame Joan Sutherland, and also by the Norwegian soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø and Irish singer Enya. For more information look here, here and here. Enjoy!

Woman Is Changeable (La donna è mobile)

Today's aria from the Opera Rigoletto can be downloaded here. For more information look here and here. Enjoy!

Songs my Mother Taught me (Czech: Když mne stará matka zpívat učívala)

This gypsy song by Dvorak can be downloaded here. for more information look here, here and here. Enjoy!

Habanera "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" ("Love is a rebellious bird") from Carmen Opera

Today's aria from the opera Carmen can be downloaded here. For more information look here, here and here. Enjoy!

Vocalise (Rachmaninoff)

Today's famous aria by Rachmaninoff can be downloaded here. For more information look here, here and here. Enjoy!

The Pink Panther

This song can be downloaded here. For more information look here. Enjoy!

My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice ("Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix") From Samson and Delilah

Today's famous aria can be downloaded here. For more information look here and here. Enjoy!


My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice Lyrics

My heart at they sweet voice
Swift unfolds like a flower,
When the dawn first is showing.

But Oh! to stop my tears
Thou has it in thy power,
One word more, love be stowing.

To thy Delilah gay
Thou returnest for alway!
Repeat they wooing tender,
All the vows once more tell;
Those sweet vows lov’d so well!

Chorus

Ah! come list to my fond wooing!
‘Tis with ardor my heart imbuing!
Listen unto my wooing, Listen unto my wooing
Ah! ‘Tis with ardor my heart imbuing!




Original French Lyrics

Ah! come list to my fond wooing!
‘Tis with ardor my heart imbuing!
Listen unto my wooing, Listen unto my wooing
Ah! ‘Tis with ardor my heart imbuing!

Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix comme s'ouvrent les fleurs

Aux baisers de l'aurore!

Mais, ô mon bien-aimé, 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!

Symphony No.40

Today's famous symphony by Mozart can be downloaded here. For more information look here, here and here. Enjoy!

Song to the Moon from "Rusalka"

Today's famous aria from the opera Rusalka can be downloaded here. For more information look here, here and here. Enjoy!

Pisen Rusalky O Mesiku (Song of the Moon), Rusalka's aria from Rusalka

Mesiku na nebi hlubokem               O moon high up in the deep, deep sky,
Svetlo tvé daleko vidi,               Your light sees far away regions,
Po svete bloudis sirokém,             You travel round the wide,
Divas se v pribytky lidi.             Wide world peering into human dwellings

Mesicku, postuj chvili                O, moon, stand still for a moment,
reckni mi, kde je muj mily            Tell me, ah, tell me where is my lover!
Rekni mu, stribmy mesicku,            Tell him. please, silvery moon in the sky,
me ze jej objima rame,                That I am hugging him firmly,
aby si alespon chvilicku              That he should for at least a while
vzpomenul ve sneni na mne.            Remember his dreams!
Zasvet mu do daleka,                  Light up his far away place,
rekni mu, rekni m kdo tu nan ceka!    Tell him, ah, tell him who is here waiting!
O mneli duse lidska sni,              If he is dreaming about me,
at'se tou vzpominkou  vzbudi!         May this remembrance waken him!
Mesicku, nezhasni, nezhasni!          O, moon, don't disappear, disappear!

Translation by Jules Brunelle (brunellejules@videotron.ca)

Funeral March of a Marionette

Today's classical piece by Gounod can be downloaded here. For more information look here and here. Enjoy!

Pavane by Faure

Today's classical piece is by Faure and can be downloaded here. For more information look here, here and here. Enjoy!

Fur Elise

Today's famous classical piece by Beethoven can be downloaded here. For more information look here, here and here. Enjoy!

Evening Prayer from "Hansel and Gretel" opera

Today's famous classical duet can be downloaded here. For more information look here, here and here. Enjoy!

Here are the words, in German:

Abends, will ich schlafen gehn,vierzehn Engel um mich stehn:zwei zu meinen Häupten,zwei zu meinen Füßen,zwei zu meiner Rechten,zwei zu meiner Linken,zwei die mich decken,zwei, die mich wecken,zwei, die mich weisenzu Himmels Paradeisen!

And now the English translation:

When at night I go to sleep,Fourteen angels watch do keep,Two my head are guarding,Two my feet are guiding;Two upon my right hand,Two upon my left hand.Two who warmly coverTwo who o’er me hover,Two to whom ’tis givenTo guide my steps to heaven.