Connais tu le pays

Ambroise Thomasのオペラ《ミニョン》より　ミニョンのロマンス
「オレンジの花咲く国をご存知ですか？（君よ知るや南の国）」

歌；ヴェッセリーナ・カサロヴァ(2002)


Do you know the country where the orange flowers bloom?
The land of golden fruit and crimson roses,
Where the breeze is fresh and the birds fly in the light,
Where in any season bees are seen foraging,
Where radiant smiles are a blessing from God,
An eternal spring under a deep blue sky!

Alas! Why can I not follow you
To this happy shore, here the fates have exiled me!
There it is! This is where I want to live,
Love, love and die!

Do you know the house is there waiting for me?
The room with gold paneling, where men of marble
Call me at night, holding my arms?
And the courtyard where they dance in the shade of a large tree?
And the transparent lake where on the water slide
thousands of birds like weightless boats!

Alas! Why can I not follow you
To this happy shore, here the fates have exiled me!

There it is! This is where I want to live,
Love, love and die!