Adieu, Notre Petite Table
Renée Fleming
Goodbye, Our Little Table
Let's go! It's necessary for himself
My poor knight!
Yes, it's him that I love!
And yet, today I hesitate
No, no!... I am no longer worthy of him!
I hear this voice that drags me
Against my will
Manon, Manon, you will be queen
Queen... By beauty!
I am only weakness and fragility
Ah! Despite myself, I feel my tears flowing
Facing these faded dreams
Will the future have the charms
Of those beautiful days already past?
Little by little she approached the fully set table
Goodbye, our little table
That brought us together so often!
Goodbye, goodbye, our little table
So big for us nonetheless!
We fit, it's unimaginable
So little space... By squeezing
Goodbye, our little table!
The same glass was ours
Each of us, when drinking
Sought the lips of the other
Ah! Poor friend, how he loved me!
Goodbye, our little table, goodbye!
Hearing Des Grieux
It's him!