Chansons du vent
Chansons du vent (2011), for soprano and piano, is a collaboration between Sophie Wingland and Jordan Nelson. In three parts, the collection includes two full settings of a text written by Sophie specifically for the collaboration. The two contrasting settings evoke different perspectives of the narrator: The mood of the first song is distant and reflective, while the second song finds the singer more romantic and overcome with emotion. Following these two settings, a short postlude concludes the set, recalling the very opening.
2011
Soprano and Piano
Fuir...
Ici, dans tes bras
Je suis a l'abri du vent;
La pluie fuit du ciel.
Ici, dans tes reves
Je n'te quitterais jamais;
La douce fille sans doute.
Mais ici, dans l'ombre
Je me sens les pieds qui fuient,
Le vent qui m'appelle...
To Flee
Here, in your arms
I am sheltered from the wind;
Rain flees from the sky.
Here, in your dreams
I would never leave you;
The sweet girl without doubt.
But here, in the shadow
I feel my feet that flee,
The wind calls me…
Sophie Wingland, soprano
Jordan Nelson, piano
