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debussy (4), beau soir (1), Alimar (81), Emily Rohm (10), romantic (31), French (10)
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Beau Soir is a romantic art song by Debussy, and has been a favorite of mine for a long time. The lyrics come from a French poem by Paul-Charles-Joseph Bourget. I apologize in advance to any French-speakers... My pronunciation is certainly not perfect!! I tried to go back and fix some pronunciation flaws but I had to stick with take 2 because my dog decided to sing along after that... I recorded the piano/vocal and sent it to Alimar knowing that he could do something very unique with it. He added some percussion and produced it in a way that transforms the song into an almost avante-garde/classical/pop piece. Alimar also created the artwork. Thanks Alimar!
This version of "Beau Soir" (Beautiful Evening) is Copyright ©2006 Emily Rohm -
All Rights Reserved; Addition of percussion and beats, mixing, mastering; and
production by Alimar
Lyrics:
Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivieres sont roses,
Et qu'un tiede frisson court sur les champs de ble,
Un conseil d'etre heureux semble sortir des choses
Et monter vers le coeur trouble.
Un conseil de gouter le charme d'etre au monde
Cependant qu'on est jeune et que le soir est beau
Car nous nous en allons,
Comme s'en va cette onde:
Elle a la mer,
Nous au tombeau!
Translation: Beautiful Evening
When in the setting sun crimson rivers are gleaming
And a wave flows and trembles o'er the fields of grain,
From the earth comes a joyous message gladly streaming,
Rising up to the heart in pain.
And it sings to enjoy the youth that we are given,
In the night, 'neath the beauty of the waning moon.
For we must all depart, just as the wave is driven:
Waves, to the sea,
We, to the tomb.
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Thank you &mdash 01/07/06 - 12:59:31 PM
for posting this emily. Your voice is next level good. It is always a pleasure to hear you sing. As for production, I love the swells, but they seem slightly on the "duck! Incoming techno!!" side, which to me, takes away some from the beauty of your performance. (Although, who the heck am I to comment on Alimar's production!) It's just that I find the production fights your feel in spots (not everywhere, just in spots) and to me its a shame to hear anything that covers up your wonderful voce. Just my humble opinion. I do like it though! I swear! [ Reply to This ]
Thank you &mdash 01/07/06 - 01:06:42 PM
Thanks for listening! I understand what you are saying. I'm glad you want to
hear my voice more... Thanks for the compliment!
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I don't have a clever signature. [ Reply to This ]
The &mdash 01/07/06 - 02:19:58 PM
drums do not go well with this song at all almost to the point of
ruining it please consider removing them unless your going for the
cheesy disco feel. The vocal performance on the other hand is very nice
good job on that. [ Reply to This ]
soooo soooo cool &mdash 01/07/06 - 03:59:41 PM
I got a sneak peek at this one and was blown away. Very entertaining
work...it's now in my iPod, causing trouble, because it has so much
more class than everything else in there!
deep bow
z [ Reply to This ]
soooo soooo cool &mdash 01/07/06 - 08:59:55 PM
You have such a beautiful voice &mdash 01/09/06 - 11:48:22 AM
and I want more...I would have liked it to have lasted longer. The lyrics are nice and I'm glad you have included the translation. As far as the punctuation it sounded ok to me but then again I can't speak French. You sing so well and have such control. I enjoyed Alimars backups they were nice too. Do you speak Portuguese? My next project is a choro.
merci pour partager
John [ Reply to This ]
You have such a beautiful voice &mdash 01/09/06 - 11:52:22 AM
You have such a beautiful voice &mdash 01/09/06 - 12:01:26 PM
Thanks. I don't speak Portugese, but I'm looking forward to hearing the tune!
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I don't have a clever signature. [ Reply to This ]
You have such a beautiful voice &mdash 01/09/06 - 12:02:54 PM
This is very classy indeed &mdash 01/09/06 - 02:53:26 PM
The vocals are lovely...you obviously have a real talent for operatic
singing. I like the juxtaposition of the electronic beats with the classical
track..it doesn't feel overworked or 'bolted on' to me, but it gives a nicely
surreal, dreamy feel to the track.
Steve
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Ha...I get it &mdash 01/11/06 - 10:50:23 AM
And I love it. Yeah, of course, the voice is beautiful. Comes across real well in the media. Reminds me a bit of how listening to Ute Lemper affects me (not to suggest you sound like her)--startlingly beautiful.
And the drums--Alimar I love it. This piece could have been your straight-up serious classical recording, but the drums beg you to give the piece more attention, asking why, why, WHY? And I think I know why. And I'll just keep my own answer to myself. Ha.
Loved it. Thanks you two. [ Reply to This ]
Wowza! &mdash 01/12/06 - 07:06:40 PM
A great track all around. Your voice, ahh, your voice is so compelling. Thanks for your recent visit; Thank your for sharing:) [ Reply to This ]
please &mdash 02/27/06 - 09:09:15 AM
Please take out the drums! Debussy is rolling in his grave!
It sounds great except for those awful drums that don't even have
the same rhythm as the piece. Its like they were just pasted in
from a completely different techno song. [ Reply to This ]
Zoinks &mdash 03/03/06 - 11:52:18 AM
Lovely singing...however, I have to agree with other folks...the drums gotta go! If you going to have any accompaniment make it more in tune with what Debussy was all about...sonorities and blending. If you want percussive, go to exotic timbres (exoctic/world music was all the rage back then) or orchestral (harp, crotales), throw in a string quartet (con sord, pizz). Anyway...just my 2 cents. [ Reply to This ]
Cool! &mdash 06/03/08 - 02:56:29 AM
Great deep vocals, fine music work. I love it!
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi [ Reply to This ]
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