Lakme
Act 1 Flower Duet
Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Sous le dome epais
ou le blanc jasmin
A la rose sÕassemble,
Sur la rive en fleurs,
riant au matin,
Viens, descendons ensemble.Doucement glissons;
De son flot charmant
Suivons le courant fuyant;
Dans lÕonde fremissante.
DÕune main nonchalante,Viens, gagnons le bord
Ou la souree dort.
Et lÕoiseau,
lÕoiseau chante.Sous le dome epais,
Sous le blanc jasmin,
Ah! descendons ensemble!Under the thick dome
of white jasmine
With the roses entwined together
On a river bank covered with flowers
laughing in the morning
Come, let us go down together.
Gently floating
on it's charming risings
Let us follow the river's current
On the shining waves
One hand reaches
Reaches for the bank
Where the spring sleeps
And the birds,
the birds sing. Under the thick dome
of white jasmine
Ah! Let us go down together!