CD2 Track 07


The English version presented below is a literal, word-for-word translation. It attempts to preserve the poet's word order as far as possible, for a better appreciation of the composer's musical treatment of individual words and phrases. Download track from iTunes.

	Comme Dieu rayonne aujourd’hui, Comme il exulte, comme il fleurit Parmi ces roses et ces fruits! Comme il murmure en cette fontaine! Ah! comme il chante en ces oiseaux... Qu’elle est suave son haleine Dans l’odorant printemps nouveau! Comme il se baigne dans la lumière Avec amour, mon jeune dieu! Toutes les choses de la terre Sont ses vêtements radieux. Charles Van Lerberghe	How radiant is God today, How he exults, how he flourishes, Among these roses and these fruits! How he murmurs in this stream! Ah, how he sings in these birds... How sweet is his breath In the fragrant new springtime! How he bathes in the light With love, my young god! All things on Earth Are his radiant garments.