Alma Gluck - LHeure Exquise (1917)
Alma Gluck, soprano"L'Heure Exquise"1917Victor 666Song by Reynaldo HahnWords by Paul VerlainePaul Verlaine's poem "L’heure exquise" was published in 1870La lune blancheLuit dans les bois;De chaque branchePart une voixSous la ramée...Ô bien aimée.L'étang reflète,Profond miroir,La silhouetteDu saule noirOù le vent pleure...Rêvons, c'est l'heure.Un vaste et tendreApaisementSemble descendreDu firmamentQue l'astre irise...C'est l'heure exquise.___The white moonshines above the woods;From each branchcomes a voiceBeneath boughs...O my loved one.The pond reflects,A deep mirror,The silhouetteOf the black willow treeWhere the wind is crying...Let us dream, it is the time.A huge and warmConsolationSeems to fallFrom the skyThe moon illumines...Exquisite hour.