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"" is a popular mezzo-soprano aria from Camille Saint-Saëns'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.〔Freeman, John W. (Synopsis: ''Samson et Dalila'' ), Metropolitan Opera. Accessed 16 February 2009〕 ==Music== In the opera, Delilah is responding to Samson's words "'" (Delilah! Delilah! I love you!) which he repeats between the first and second verses of her aria; these interjections are omitted in recital performances or sometimes sung to the changed words "'"; Samson's part in the final 22 bars of the stage aria where he joins Delilah in a duet is also omitted in a recital, although some performers, notably Marilyn Horne and Jessye Norman, have sung Samson's final words – changed as above, rising to a high B-flat. A performance takes between 5 1/2 and 6 1/2 minutes. The aria is notated in D-flat major with time signatures of 3/4 for the verse and common time (4/4) for the refrain ("'"); the tempo indication is ''andantino'' (=66) for the verses and ''un poco più lento'' (a little slower) for the refrain. The vocal range extends from B-flat3 to G-flat5, with a tessitura from E-flat4 to E-flat5.〔("Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" ) at The Aria Database〕 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. The melismatic setting of the lyrics present a particular challenge for the performance of this aria as it requires legato singing over a wide range. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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