Ah!

Fuyez, douce
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Manon

Jules Massenet

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I am alone in the
moment. Almost at
peace

Je suis seul! Seul

enfin!

I am alone! Alone At last! I'm alone! Alone at last!

Cest le moment
suprme!

It is the moment
supreme

It's the supreme

moment.

Il nest plus rien que

jaime,

it is nothing more that I

love,

There's nothing I love

Almost at peace

que le repos sacr

que mapporte la foi!

that the rest of death

that to me appears the
faith!

more than the holy

peace that faith brings
me.

Peace that God

gives me

Oui, jai voulu mettre

Dieu mme

Yes I wanted to put God Yes, I have wanted to

Himself
place God himself

between the world and

entre le monde et moi! myself

between the world and

myself!

Between Him and

the world.

Ah! Fuyez, douce

image,

Ah! Fly sweet image,

Ah, fly! sweet image!

Fly Beautiful life

and

mon me trop
chre.

from my soul too dear

too dear to my soul!

Those dear to me

Respectez un repos
cruellement gagn,

Observe (follow) a sleep Respect a cruelly won

cruelly gained
peace,

You win and it was

a bitter cup

Et songez, si jai bu
dans une coupe
amre,

and respect, yes I drank and reflect that I have

from a cup of love
drunk a cup bitter,

that could fill again

Que mon cur

lemplirait de ce quil a that my heart would fill in which my heart could fill
saign.
what he bleeds
with what it has bled.
Ah! fuyez! fuyez! loin
de moi!

Fling it away far

Ah! Fly! Fly Far from me! Ah, fly! Fly, far from me! from me

Que mimporte la vie

et ce semblant de
gloire?

What import the life the

semblance of glory?

What does life matter to

me and this semblance It doesn't mean
of glory?
anything anyway

Je ne veux que
chasser du fond de
ma mmoire,

I no want to hunt of of
my memory

I want only to chase

from the depths of my
memory . . .

I just want to forget

Un nom maudit! ce
nom qui mobsde.

a name cursed! the

name... that I'm
obsessed

a cursed name . . . this

name . . . that me
obsesses

her name Manon

Manon

Et pourquoi?

and why?

and why?

I anguish at why

Mon Dieu! de votre

flamme

my God the your flame

My God! With your

flame

my God

Purifiez mon me

purifies my soul

purify my soul

Purify me

Et disipez sa lueur

and dissipatesa saluted

And dissipates its light

protect me from the

welcome commendation

darkness

Lombre qui passe

encor

of darkness that passed the shadow passes

again
again

and the chasm in

my heart

Dans le fond de mon

cur!

in the back of my heart!

A! Fuyez...

through the bottom

Go away beautiful
Ah, fly! Fly far from me! glorious memory