Mon Cœur S 39;ouvre à Ta Voix Pdf
Lorin Mandaloniz
"Mon cœur s'ouvre ta voix" is a popular mezzo-soprano aria from Camille Saint-Sans's opera Samson and Delilah, known in English as "Softly awakes my heart", or more literally "My heart opens itself to your voice". It is sung by Delilah in act 2 as she attempts to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength.[1]
The instrumentation calls for flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, horns, harp and strings. All instrument lines, except the harp, make intensive use of divisi (cellos play in four divisi). The orchestral accompaniment consists mainly of reiterated notes for the first verse and of falling chromatic lines for the second verse; the refrain is accompanied by ascending broken chords.
A montage of the last two lines of this aria has been recorded by English alternative rock band Muse, and is included in the track titled "I Belong to You (+Mon cœur s'ouvre ta voix)" of their 2009 album The Resistance.
Matt said that "This song is influenced by silly circus sounds, 'Sgt. Pepper's', 'Pet Sounds' and a general 'anything goes' approach to music. It is about feeling in debt or grateful to someone for being an inspiration for creating music. The middle is from the aria called 'Mon cœur s'ouvre ta voix from the French opera 'Samson and Delilah' composed by Camille Saint-Saens. The song features a bass clarinet solo which we wanted to sound like a theme tune from a children's TV program featuring teddy bears in a garden."[5]
Matt stated that the lyrics of the song were inspired by the opera by Camille Saint-Sans "Samson and Delilah": "the idea that there's a woman tempting him to give up his (hair) or something, something biblical"[6] . In one interview, Matt said "I really like the aria section from Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saens. I tried singing the parts translated into English but it sounded horrible so I ended up doing it in French. Sorry for my pronunciation!". He also feels this song and "Exogenesis" are the two tracks he can't believe made it onto the album.
According to Chris, the song's middle-section was inspired by the opera "Samson and Delilah". The song, which he says has a different rhythmic feel, is therefore one of the more unusual songs of the album, but has become one of his personal favourites on The Resistance.[7]
When the name of this song was released on musewire, it was appended with "(+Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix)",[1] which translates from French into "My Heart Opens Itself To Your Voice", and is the name of an aria from Camille Saint-Sans' opera Samson and Delilah. An operatic partial cover of this song is included as the interlude in "I Belong to You".
An alternative version of "I Belong to You" is featured in the soundtrack of the film New Moon, the sequel to Twilight.[9] Despite the song's writing being entirely independent from the story of New Moon, the lyrics are fitting to the story.
I Belong to You is one of the band's rarest songs live. It was only given five performances in mostly French-speaking European nations in 2010. It is unknown what turned the band off to performing I Belong to You live, though it is believed that the French section of the song, as well as the bass clarinet solo, were what sealed the song's fate as a rare song.
"Mon cœur s'ouvre ta voix" is a mezzo-soprano aria from Camille Saint-Sans's opera Samson and Delilah. It is known in English as "Softly awakes my heart", or "My heart opens itself to your voice". It is sung by Delilah in act 2 as she tries to get Samson to reveal the secret of his great strength.[1]
The story of Samson and Delilah is found in the Old Testament. Gaza, an ancient city of Israel, was once ruled by the Philistines. However, the Hebrew hero Samson killed the governor of Gaza. In revenge, the Philistine beauty Delilah tempted Samson to reveal his weakness. This led to the aria "Mon cœur s'ouvre ta voix", sung at the climax of Delilah's seduction. The aria, written for a mezzo-soprano, beautifully expresses the seductive atmosphere and Delilah's intense passion. It's considered one of the finest arias in all opera.
In the scores, the solo part plays both Delilah's and Samson's parts. In the duets period, Delilah's part is played by the piano and the solo instrument plays Samson's part. Samson's part is written in a lower range, emphasizing the contrast with Delilah's part.
The piece is written in D-flat major, which can be challenging for some string players. Therefore, there is a version in G major.
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