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Ariette (Si j'étais rayon) (If I were a sunbeam)
Song Title
Ariette (Si j'étais rayon) (
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Title in English
If I were a sunbeam (
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Composer(s):
Paul Vidal
Author(s):
Paul Collin
Keyword(s) & Features:
Addressee: Lover
;
Braids
;
Brilliance
;
Caresses
;
Corners
;
Cupid
;
Depositing
;
Desire
;
Despite
;
Ears
;
Earth
;
Evening
;
Expression of Love
;
Eyes
;
Fire
;
Flaming
;
Girls
;
Giving
;
Going
;
Golden
;
Hair
;
Hearts
;
Heaven
;
Intoxicating
;
Jealous
;
Joyous
;
Kisses
;
Letters
;
Love
;
Lovely
;
Mad
;
Metaphor: Speaker as Breeze
;
Metaphor: Speaker as Cupid
;
Metaphor: Speaker as Perfume
;
Metaphor: Speaker as Sunbeam
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Metaphor: Speaker as Whisper
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Mouths
;
Mystery
;
Names
;
Perfumes
;
Pouring
;
Respite
;
Sensuality
;
Shining
;
Soft
;
Souls
;
Speaking
;
Spelling
;
Splendid
;
Sunbeams
;
Sweet
;
Tender
;
Victorious
;
Whispers
;
Words
;
Young
;
Zephyrs
First Line
Si j'étais rayon, j'irais, jeune fille, (
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Average Duration
2:15 (
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Year of composition
1909 (
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Link to English Text Online
https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=93563
Original Language
French (
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Score Source
https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/ShtMus/id/9896
Audio Source
https://open.spotify.com/track/0SdhOslz8LOemXunGQXpEg?si=fBUvANaMQMm0lUsM6UmwEA
Voice part suggested by composer
Medium/High voice
Range:
Eb4 - A5 (
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Original Key
F Major (
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Notes
Also set to an English text by Samuel Richards Gaines (
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Contributor
GTM (
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