De ce roseau - Marie-Claire Saindon

La Caccina performs Marie-Claire Saindon's "De ce roseau" live in concert on November 2, 2024 at Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park, IL. Video by Atlas Arts Media. La Caccina champions and performs diverse, innovative repertoire for women's voices to engage audiences and inspire the next generation of collaborative musicians. Learn more and support our work at https://lacaccina.org/​ Translation: A small reed was enough for me To make the tall grass shudder And all the meadow And the sweet willows And the stream that sings too; A small reed was enough for me To make the forest sing. Those who pass by have heard it In the silence and in the wind, Clear or lost, Near or far ... Those who pass, in their thoughts, By listening, deep inside, Will always hear it singing. ​ I only needed this reed At the fountain in which Love came To observe, one day, Her radiant face, To make those who pass loved; And I, from the breath of a reed, Made the whole forest sing.