Franz Liszt - Comment disaient-ils, S.276/2 [Score Video]

Words by Victor Hugo.
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Antonio Pappano, piano
Comment, disaient-ils,
Avec nos nacelles,
Fuir les alguazils ?
-- Ramez, disaient-elles.
Comment, disaient-ils,
Oublier querelles,
Misère et périls ?
-- Dormez, disaient-elles.
Comment, disaient-ils,
Enchanter les belles
Sans philtres subtils ?
-- Aimez, disaient-elles.
"How then," asked he
"By boat and tide
Alguazils flee?"
"Row," she replied.
"How then," asked he,
"To set aside
Strife, misery?"
"Sleep," she replied.
"How then," asked he,
"Love's philtre denied,
Win fair beauty?"
"Love," she replied.