Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix
“Samson et Dalilah” (Opera)…by Camille Saint-Saens
In this aria, Dalila seduces Samson, who has led the Jews to defeat Phillistines, in order to discover the seccret of his overwhelming strength.
In this aria, Dalila seduces Samson, who has led the Jews to defeat Phillistines, in order to discover the seccret of his overwhelming strength.
My heart opens to your voice like the flowers open to the kisses of the dawn!
But, oh my beloved, to better dry my tears, let your voice speak again!
Tell me that you are returning to Dalila forever! Repeat to my tendernesses the promises of old times,
Those promises that I loved!
Ah! Respond to my tenderness! Fill me with ecstasy!
Like one sees the blades of wheat that wave in the breezes,
So trembles my heart, ready to be consoled by your voice that is so dear to me!
The arrow is less swift in bringing death than is your lover to fly into your arms!
Samson! I love you!
But, oh my beloved, to better dry my tears, let your voice speak again!
Tell me that you are returning to Dalila forever! Repeat to my tendernesses the promises of old times,
Those promises that I loved!
Ah! Respond to my tenderness! Fill me with ecstasy!
Like one sees the blades of wheat that wave in the breezes,
So trembles my heart, ready to be consoled by your voice that is so dear to me!
The arrow is less swift in bringing death than is your lover to fly into your arms!
Samson! I love you!
