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Chanson slave
Staff Notation • Secular, Lieder
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Chanson slave by Léo Delibes — Lyrics
Vois ma tendresse,
O, Nadja, veuxtu d’un cœur être maîtresse ?
Puise à même mon trésor ;
prends mes manteaux brodés d’or ;
veuxtu, pour ta parole, des rubis merveilleux,
la lourde fourrure aux reflets bleus ?
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About Chanson slave
This charming French song for solo high voice opens with a gentle, flowing melodic line, evoking a sense of tender pleading. The music gradually builds in intensity as the suitor offers extravagant gifts of love. However, the mood shifts with the arrival of Nadja’s response, which is characterized by a more measured and composed musical phrase. The text, set in a lyrical Lied style, expresses a suitor’s heartfelt, if somewhat materialistic, offer of affection to Nadja, and her gentle yet firm refusal, redirecting the suitor to ask Nadja herself for her true desires.
