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"Les Oiseaux dans la charmille" Lyrics and Translation

Sunday November 8, 2009

I've been listening to soprano Natalie Dessay lately, in particular, "Les Oiseaux dans la charmille" from Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann (one of my favorites). I've been humming along with it for the past few years, but recently decided it was time to finally learn the French lyrics. So now, even though I still only hum the song, I know what she is singing! And because I'm so nice, I want to share both the French lyrics and English translation with you. Learn "Les Oiseaux dans la charmille."

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November 9, 2009 at 8:28 am
(1) Andrey says:

Hello!

That`s a great Olympia performance by Vera Trifanova on YouTube

November 11, 2009 at 8:41 am
(2) Andrey says:

Great Olympia performance by Vera Trifanova on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG8khY3FSkk

November 18, 2009 at 6:08 pm
(3) linda.longisland says:

Thanks, Aaron. You’re right… Natalie Dessay is amazing as Olympia.

Linda

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