"Chausson: Le Colibri" genre: Vocals
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	The Hummingbird, Op. 2, No. 7
	Credits: Richard Kennedy, tenor; Steven H. Smith, piano. Recorded live Nov. 17, 1999 at Penn State University Recital Hall
	Lyrics Le colibri (The Hummingbird) Text by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818-1894) Le vert colibri, le roi des collines, Voyant la rosée et le soleil clair, Luire dans son nid tissé d'herbes fines, Comme un frais rayon s'échappe dans l'air. Il se hâte et vole aux sources voisines, Où les bambous font le bruit de la mer, Où l'açoka rouge aux odeurs divines S'ouvre et porte au coeur un humide éclair. Vers la fleur dorée, il descend, se pose, Et boit tant d'amour dans la coupe rose, Qu'il meurt, ne sachant s'il l'a pu tarir! Sur ta lèvre pure, ô ma bien-aimée, Telle aussi mon âme eut voulu mourir, Du premier baiser qui l'a parfumée. The hummingbird, the green prince of the heights, feeling the dew and seeing the sun's clear light shining into his nest of woven grass, shoots up in the air like a gleaming dart. Hurriedly he flies to the nearby marsh where the waves of bamboo rustle and bend, and the red hibiscus with the heavenly scent opens to show its moist and glistening heart. Down to the flower he flies, alights from above, and from the rosy cup drinks so much love that he dies, not knowing if he could drink it dry. Even so, my darling, on your pure lips my soul and senses would have wished to die on contact with that first full-fragrant kiss. Translation to English copyright © 2000 by Peter Low

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