Hindemith – “La Biche” (“The Doe”)

Orion Chamber Choir directed by Bridget Budge
“Sure on this shining night” – concert in Huddersfield Parish Church, UK, September 26th 2015
Paul Hindemith’s setting of a poem by Rainer Marie Rilke (1875-1926)
Ô la biche : quel bel intérieur
d’anciennes forêts dans tes yeux abonde ;
combien de confiance ronde
mêlée à combien de peur.

Tout cela, porté par la vive
gracilité de tes bonds.
Mais jamais rien n’arrive
à cette impossessive
ignorance de ton front.

This is one of six poems by Rilke composed in 1939 as “Six Chansons”. More about the work at http://imslp.org/wiki/6_Chansons_%28Hindemith,_Paul%29

English translation Sarah Wickham 2015
O doe, what lovely depths
of ancient forests in your eyes abound;
how much open trust
mixed with how much fear.

All this, borne by the brisk
graciousness of your bounds.
But nothing ever happens
to disturb that indifferent
artlessness of your brow.

For Unto Us A Child Is Born – Wednesday 2nd December 8.00pm

Start the festive period with mulled wine, mince pies and a programme of rarely heard Christmas Oratorio by Camille SAINT SAËNS along with extracts from Handel Messiah and a capella works selected especially for the season of Advent.

This is a Square Chapel Fundraiser event

Square Chapel, Square Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 1QG.
Map and directions

Tickets £16 (£14 concessions) – book online at http://www.squarechapel.co.uk/whats-on/for-unto-us-a-child-is-born/
Or ring 01422 349422

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