Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre, Dance of Death Op.40, Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa
Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre (Dance of Death) is based on this poem written by Henri Cazalis.
Zig, zig, zig, Death in cadence,
Striking with his heel a tomb,
Death at midnight plays a dance-tune,
Zig, zig, zig, on his violin.
The winter wind blows and the night is dark;
Moans are heard in the linden-trees.
Through the gloom, white skeletons pass,
Running and leaping in their shrouds.
Zig, zig, zig, each one is frisking.
The bones of the dancers are heard to crack-
But hist! of a sudden they quit the round,
They push forward, they fly; the cock has crowed.
ジグ、ジグ、ジグ、墓石の上
踵で拍子を取りながら
真夜中に死神が奏でるは舞踏の調べ
ジグ、ジグ、ジグ、ヴァイオリンで
冬の風は吹きすさび、夜は深い
菩提樹から漏れる呻き声
青白い骸骨が闇から舞い出で
屍衣を纏いて跳ね回る
ジグ、ジグ、ジグ、体を捩らせ
踊る者どもの骨がかちゃかちゃと擦れ合う音が聞こえよう
静かに! 突然踊りは止み、押しあいへしあい逃げていく
暁を告げる鶏が鳴いたのだ
