Salvatore Paolo Massei, Nicola Mottaran, "Soupir" by Henri Duparc/René François Sully Prudhomme

Salvatore Paolo Massei: Basso
Nicola Mottaran: Piano
Soupir
Music: Henri Duparc (1848-1933)
Poetic text: René-François Sully - Prudhomme (1839-1907)

Live recording performed on March 8, 2025 with IPhone 15 of the concert of French chansons "O' Dulcinée" on the occasion of Women's Day at the Giuseppe Verdi Music School in Prato - Italy


Soupir

Ne jamais la voir ni l'entendre
Ne jamais tout haut la nommer
Mais, fidèle, toujours l'attendre
Toujours l'aimer!
Ouvrir les bras, et, las d'attendre
Sur le néant les refermer!
Mais encor, toujours les lui tendre
Toujours l'aimer
Ah! ne pouvoir que les lui tendre
Et dans les pleurs se consumer
Mais ces pleurs toujours les répandre
Toujours l'aimer...
Ne jamais la voir ni l'entendre
Ne jamais tout haut la nommer
Mais d'un amour toujours plus tendre
Toujours l'aimer. Toujours!

Sigh

Never to see her nor to hear her,
never to name her aloud,
but, faithful, ever to wait for her,
ever to love her.

To open my arms and, weary of waiting,
to close them on the void,
but again, ever to stretch them out to her,
ever to love her.

Ah! Only to be able to stretch them out to her,
and to be consumed in tears,
yet ever to scatter these tears,
ever to love her.

Never to see her nor to hear her,
never to name her aloud,
but, with an ever more tender love,
ever to love her.

Sospiro

Mai vederla né sentirla,
mai nominarla ad alta voce,
ma, fedele, sempre aspettarla,
sempre amarla.

Aprire le braccia e, stanco di aspettare,
chiuderle sul vuoto,
ma ancora, sempre tenderle verso di lei,
sempre amarla.

Ah! Solo poterle tendere verso di lei,
e consumarmi in lacrime,
eppure sempre spargere queste lacrime,
sempre amarla.

Mai vederla né sentirla,
mai nominarla ad alta voce,
ma, con un amore sempre più tenero,
sempre amarla.