Les Pecheurs De Perles: "Je Crois Entendre Encore"
Georges Bizet Lyrics


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Je crois entendre encore
Caché sous les palmiers
Sa voix tendre et sonore
Comme un chant de ramiers
O nuit enchanteresse
Divin ravissement
O souvenir charmant,
Folle ivresse, doux reve!
Aux clartés des étoiles
Je crois encor la voir
Entr′ouvrir ses longs voiles
Aux vents tiedes du soir
O nuit enchanteresse
Divin ravissement
O souvenir charmant




Folle ivresse, doux reve!
Charmant Souvenir!

Overall Meaning

The song "Je Crois Entendre Encore" from Georges Bizet's opera Les Pecheurs De Perles is a romantic aria that expresses the memories of a lover who is recalling a past experience. The singer is reliving a moment shared with a loved one, whose voice is so familiar that he can still hear it among the palm trees. The character is overcome with acute nostalgia, longing for the return of his romantic partner, and wishing to relive these happy memories.


The singer describes the seductive and enticing beauty of the night, using phrases such as "Divin ravissement" and "O nuit enchanteresse" to emphasize the captivating nature of his surroundings. The remembrance of his lover's touch, the smoothness of their embrace, and the sight of her veil fluttering in the breeze all add to his sense of being transported into a dreamy, ideal world.


The lyrics are full of descriptive imagery and vivid descriptions, presenting a lush tropical paradise setting, and creating an air of mysterious and enchanting sensuality. It is a song about longing and yearning, but also about the power and intensity of memory and how it can transport us to a place beyond time and space.


Line by Line Meaning

Je crois entendre encore
I believe I can still hear


Caché sous les palmiers
Hidden beneath the palm trees


Sa voix tendre et sonore
Her tender and sonorous voice


Comme un chant de ramiers
Like the song of the turtledoves


O nuit enchanteresse
Oh enchanting night


Divin ravissement
Divine rapture


O souvenir charmant,
Oh charming memory,


Folle ivresse, doux reve!
Wild intoxication, sweet dream!


Aux clartés des étoiles
In the brightness of the stars


Je crois encor la voir
I believe I can still see her


Entr′ouvrir ses longs voiles
Opening her long veils


Aux vents tiedes du soir
In the tepid winds of the evening


Charmant Souvenir!
Charming memory!




Writer(s): Bizet Georges, Carre Michel Antoine Florentin

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@bravosierra165

Je crois entendre encore
Caché sous les palmiers
Sa voix tendre et sonore
Comme un chant de ramiers.
Oh nuit enchanteresse
Divin ravissement
Oh souvenir charmant,
Folle ivresse, doux rêve!

Aux clartés des étoiles
Je crois encor la voir
Entr'ouvrir ses longs voiles
Aux vents tièdes du soir.
Oh nuit enchanteresse
Divin ravissement
Oh souvenir charmant
Folle ivresse, doux rêve!

Charmant Souvenir!
Charmant Souvenir!



@deborahcavel-greant6155

For those who do not speak/understand French but would like to know the meaning of the lyrics. Vanzo's rendition is so sublime as to bring you to tears.

I think I'm still hearing
Hidden under the palm trees
Her tender, sonorous voice
Like a song of woods.
Oh enchanting night
Divine Rapture
Oh lovely memory,
Wild drunkenness, sweet dream!

By the light of the stars
I think I can see it
Parting your long sails
To the warm evening winds.
Oh enchanting night
Divine Rapture
Oh lovely memory
Wild drunkenness, sweet dream!

Lovely memory!
Lovely memory!



@kouklouvahata

Νομίζω πως ακούω ακόμη,
Κρυμμένη κάτω από τα φοινικόδεντρα
Τη στοργική και δυνατή φωνή της
Σαν ένα τραγούδι άγριων περιστεριών
Ώ! Νύχτα ξελογιάστρα
Θεϊκή έκσταση
Ω! γοητευτική ανάμνηση
Τρελή μέθη, γλυκό όνειρο

Στη λάμψη των αστεριών,
Νομίζω πως τη βλέπω ακόμη
Να μισανοίγει τα μακριά της πέπλα,
Στους χλιαρούς ανέμους της νύχτας
Ώ! Νύχτα ξελογιάστρα
Θεϊκή έκσταση
Ω! γοητευτική ανάμνηση
Τρελή μέθη, γλυκό όνειρο

Σαγηνευτική ανάμνηση!

/εξαιρετικό!!!



All comments from YouTube:

@myflyingknickers

My mama , such a wonderful woman, showed my brother and I since very young, the love and passion for opera and classical music. This has been her favourite , and I will always remember her love and kindness when listening together to this. I try to play it to my own sons, remembering my mama and hoping that this music will sound in their lives too, so they show it to my grandsons. Love , kindness and music prevail in this world of darkness ❤️

@Rosangela161

Congratulations.

@cristianotaduy8775

❤❤❤

@freemysoles3892

Music like this, passed on from generation to generation, keeps them alive in us. It pulls back the veil and shows us the eternal, undying beauty at the core of things.

@fevzisefaderekoy5794

A divine feeling, congratulations, I appreciate you, God bless you

@leonardoferreirarocha3787

Não tenha dúvidas... .permanece o amor

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@bravosierra165

Je crois entendre encore
Caché sous les palmiers
Sa voix tendre et sonore
Comme un chant de ramiers.
Oh nuit enchanteresse
Divin ravissement
Oh souvenir charmant,
Folle ivresse, doux rêve!

Aux clartés des étoiles
Je crois encor la voir
Entr'ouvrir ses longs voiles
Aux vents tièdes du soir.
Oh nuit enchanteresse
Divin ravissement
Oh souvenir charmant
Folle ivresse, doux rêve!

Charmant Souvenir!
Charmant Souvenir!

@maiagrdzelidze9505

Merci pour les paroles,ça me permet de suivre la voix magnifient dans et avec mon cœur 💓

@nathaliepetrigh2276

Oui merci pour les paroles, je les cherchais aussi pour chanter avec.

@bravosierra165

@Maia Grdzélidzé Je t'en prie mademoiselle 🙏

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