Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux (Rameau) Véronique Gens

Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux” from the the opera Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Véronique Gens with Les Talens Lyriques under Christophe Rousset Télaïre’s lament for the death of Castor Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux, Jour plus affreux que les ténèbres Astres lugubres des tombeaux, Non, je ne verrai plus que vos clartés funèbres. Toi, qui vois mon cœur éperdu, Père du jour, ô soleil, ô mon père! Je ne veux p lus d’un bien que Castor a perdu, Et je renonce à ta lumière. ~ Libretto by Pierre-Joseph Bernard (1708-1775) Sad preparations, pales torches, daylight more dreadful than darkness, mournful stars of the tombs, no - I shall see only your funeral glow. You who see my overwrought heart, father of the day, o Sun, O my father! I have no with to enjoy what Castor has lost, and so I renounce your light. ~ Translation by Paula Kennedy CD available from Erato: édiennes-1-Jean-Baptiste-Lully/dp/B000BU99CO Photography by Alexia Sinclair: *This video is a re-release of one I made in January, 2016 with a few modifications. The other video has been taken off my channel.