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Part I: Dark am I but lovely.
1. Overtura: Soprano, Ensemble
שיר השירים אשר לשלמה
שירין ותשבחן דאמר שלמה
هَذَا نَشِيدُ الأَنَاشِيدِ لِسُلَيْمَانَ.
The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
Le cantique des cantiques, qui est de Salomon.
Das Lied der Lieder, von Salomo.
O cantico dos canticos, que e de Salomao.
Il Cantico dei Cantici che e di Salomone.
2. Aria (without words): Soprano, Ensemble
3. Sinfonia: Ensemble
4. Madrigale: Singers, Ensemble
Who is this coming up from the desert
Like a column of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and incense
Who is this that appears like the dawn,
fair as the moon, pure as the sun,
Who is this coming up from the desert
Show me your face.
Let me hear your voice.
for your voice is so sweet,
and your face is so lovely.
5. Aria: Soprano, Ensemble
Dark am I but lovely.
Do not look down on me a little dark may I be
Because I am darkened by the sun
I am the rose of Sharon
the lily of the valleys
I sleep but my heart is awake
for I am sick with love.
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you
Do not arouse, do not awaken love until it so desires.
6. Sinfonia: Ensemble
7. Madrigale: Singers, Ensemble
Flowers cover the earth,
it's time to sing.
The cooing of doves
is heard in our land.
The fig tree
forms its early fruit;
the blossoming vines
spread their fragrance.
8. Aria: Soprano, Singers, Ensemble
Unto a garden of nuts I went down,
To look on the buds of the valley,
To see whither the vine had flourished,
The pomegranates had blossomed.
Part II: Love
9. Sinfonia & Madrigale: Singers, Ensemble
How is your beloved better than others,
most beautiful of women?
How is your beloved better than others?
10. Aria: Soprano, Ensemble
Mio diletto e bianco e vermiglio,
e si distingue fra diecimila.
Suo capo e oro finissimo,
I suoi riccioli sono crespi.
Suoi occhi sono come colombe
Le sue guancie sono come un'aiuola di balsamo.
Le sue labbra sono gigli,
che stillano mirra liquida.
Le sue gambe sono colonne di marmo,
fondate su basi d'oro puro.
Il suo aspetto e come il libano,
maestoso come I cedri.
La sua bocca e la dolcezza stessa,
si egli e attraente in tutto.
11. Madrigale: Singers, Ensemble
How is your beloved better than others?
12. Aria: Soprano, Ensemble
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest
is my lover among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
This is my lover, this is my friend…
13. Sinfonia & Madrigale: Soprano, Singers, Ensemble
Como és formosa,
como és encantadora, ó delícia de amor!
14. Aria: Soprano, Singers, Ensemble
O meu amor desceu ao seu jardim,
aos canteiros de bálsamo.
Como és bela, meu amor,
como és linda!
Teus olhos são suaves,como pombas.
Vem, ó amado meu, saiamos ao campo,
passemos as noites nas aldeias.
se estão abertas as suas flores,
e se as romanzeiras já estão em flor;
ali te darei o meu amor.
15. Madrigale: Singers, Ensemble
Who is this coming up from the desert
Like a column of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and incense.
Who is this that appears like the dawn,
fair as the moon, pure as the sun,
Who is this leaning upon her beloved.
Show me your face.
Let me hear your voice.
for your voice is so sweet,
And your face is so lovely.
16. Aria: Soprano, Ensemble
I am my beloveds and his desire is toward me.
Que sa bouche m'enivre de baisers!
Car ton amour vaut mieux que le vin.
Je te ferai boire du vin parfumée,
du mout de mes grenades.
I am my beloveds and his desire is toward me.
Sa main gauche soit sous ma tête,
sa droite m'embrasse!
17. Duetto: Soprano, Counter-Tenor
How beautiful you are, my dearest, how beautiful,
Your eyes are like doves.
You are so beautiful, my beloved,
Our bed is fresh.
Part III: My love had turned and gone.
18. Aria: Soprano, Singers, Ensemble
I sleep but my heart is awake.
Listen! My beloved is knocking
“Open to me, my sister,
my love, my dove, my perfect one,
For my head is wet with dew
My locks with the drops of the night."
I have stripped off my dress: must I put it on again?
I have washed my feet: must I soil them again?
When I arose to open for my beloved my hands dripped with myrrh.
I opened to my love but he had turned and gone.
My heart sank.
Ahime…
19. Madrigale: Singers, Ensemble
Where has your lover gone,
most beautiful of women?
Where has your lover gone?
20. Recitativo: Soprano, Singers, Ensemble
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves;
I sought him, but found him not.
I called him but he gave me no answer.
Have you seen my true love?
I will rise now and go about the city,
in the streets and in the squares;
I will seek him whom my soul loves.
The watchmen, they found me, They smote me, they wounded me;
they bruised me,
they took away my veil.
I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my lover what will you tell him?
Tell him I am faint with love.
21. Sinfonia & Madrigale: Singers, Ensemble
Liebe ist stark wie der Tod,
Eifer ist fest wie die Hölle.
love is as strong as death,
Jealousy as cruel as the grave
עזה כמוות אהבה.
קשה כשאול קנאה.
L'amour est fort comme la mort,
La jalousie cruelle comme le l'enfer;
اجْعَلْنِي كَخَاتَمٍ عَلَى قَلْبِكَ، كَوَشْمٍ عَلَى ذِرَاعِكَ،
فَإِنَّ الْمَحَبَّةَ قَوِيَّةٌ كَالْمَوْتِ، وَالْغَيْرَةَ قَاسِيَةٌ
كَالْهَاوِيَةِ. وَلَهِيبُهَا لَهِيبُ نَارٍ، كَأَنَّهَا نَارُ الرَّبِّ!
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
the very flame of the LORD.
22. Madrigale: Singers, Ensemble
My sister, my bride, is a garden close locked
A fountain sealed
What shall we do for our sister?
Come back, return Shulamith,
Come back that we may see you.
23. Finale: Soprano, Singers, Ensemble
Dark but lovely am I, and faint with love.
I sleep but my heart is awake, for I am faint,
I am faint with love.
Run away, my love,
and be like a gazelle
like a young stag.
I am the rose of Sharon
The lily of the valleys
And I am faint,
I am faint with love.
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