Fragments des Fragments du Narcisse, after Paul Valéry, for alto and guitar is currently unavailable

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Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1402627 By David Warin Solomons. By David Warin Solomons. Classical,Contemporary,Singer/Songwriter. Score. 10 pages. David Warin Solomons #985851. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.1402627). This song is based on parts of the poem by Paul Valéry "Fragments du Narcisse" which explains and ponders the idea of the origin of narcissism (self-love) The words are as follows Mais moi, Narcisse aimé, je ne suis curieux Que de ma seule essence ; Tout autre n’a pour moi qu’un cœur mystérieux, Tout autre n’est qu’absence. Ô mon bien souverain, cher corps, je n’ai que toi ! Le plus beau des mortels ne peut chérir que soi... Douce et dorée, est-il une idole plus sainte, De toute une forêt qui se consume, ceinte, Et sise dans l’azur vivant par tant d’oiseaux ? Est-il don plus divin de la faveur des eaux, Et d’un jour qui se meurt plus adorable usage Que de rendre à mes yeux l’honneur de mon visage ? Quitte enfin le silence, ose enfin me répondre, Bel et cruel Narcisse, inaccessible enfant, Tout orné de mes biens que la nymphe défend... Formons, toi sur ma lèvre, et moi, dans mon silence, Une prière aux dieux qu’émus de tant d’amour Sur sa pente de pourpre ils arrêtent le jour !... Dieux ! de l’auguste jour, le pâle et tendre reste Va des jours consumés joindre le sort funeste ; Il s’abîme aux enfers du profond souvenir ! Hélas ! corps misérable, il est temps de s’unir... Penche-toi... Baise-toi. Tremble de tout ton être ! L’insaisissable amour que tu me vins promettre Passe, et dans un frisson, brise Narcisse, et fuit.. English translation by D W Solomons But I, beloved Narcissus, am curious only about my very being everything else has nothing more than a heart of mystery everything else is nothing but absence Only what I own, my dear sovereign body, is what I have The most beautiful of mortals cannot cherish anything more than itself Sweet and golden, is there a more holy idol within an entire forest, self-consumed and held and set in the living azure by so many birds? Is there a more divine gift than the favour of the waters and a more adorable use of the dying day than to return to me the honour of my face? Please don't be silent, please dare to reply Beautiful and cruel Narcissus, unreachable child owning what I hold dear but guarded by the nymph Let the two of us, you on my lips and I in my silence make a prayer to the gods that they should be moved by so much love that they would keep the day held in its purple sunset Gods! only the pale and tender parts remain of the august day, It joins the fate of other days that were consumed It goes down into the hell of deep memory Alas, miserable body, it is time to become as one Bend down - kiss yourself - tremble with all your being The intangible love that you promised has gone by, and in a shiver, shatters Narcissus and flees. This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).