All Charles Gounod Lyrics (en) Total 6
Charles Gounod - Little CelandinePansies, lilies, kingcups, daisies Let them live upon their praises; Long as there’s a sun that sets Primroses will have their glory; Long as there are violets They will have
Charles Gounod - Ring out, wild bellsRing out, wild bells, to the wild sky The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die Ring out the old, ring in the
Charles Gounod - Oh! that we two were MayingOh! that we two were Maying Down the stream of the soft spring breeze; Like children with violets playing In the shade of the whisp'ring trees Oh! that we two sat
Charles Gounod - Maid of AthensMaid of Athens, ere we part Give, oh give me back my heart! Or, since that has left my breast Keep it now, and take the rest! Hear my vow before I go Ζωή μου, σᾶς ἀγαπῶ
Charles Gounod - The fountain mingles with the riverThe fountain mingles with the River And the Rivers with the Ocean The winds of Heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law
Charles Gounod - Ave MariaAve Maria! Maiden mild Oh! Listen to a maidens prayer For thou canst hear them in the wild Tis thou, tis thou canst hear amid despair We slumbered safely 'til the morrow
Charles Gounod
Charles Gounod (1818-1893) had perhaps the biggest operatic success of the 19th century with his 1859 opera Faust. However, much of his music has fallen out of fashion. In its time, the balance of hedonism and austerity in his music was highly influential, especially among French composers.