Hymne
à la Nuit is not a
work by Rameau !
"La
Nuit" is, in fact, an arrangement
for chorus by Joseph
NOYON et E. Sciortino, of the duet of the Priestesses
of Diana from act 1, scene 3, from the opera Hippolyte
et Aricie :
"Rendons
un éternel hommage
A la divinité qui règne sur nos coeurs.
Mais pour mériter ses faveurs
N'offrons à ses autels que des coeurs sans partage"
Let
us render eternal homage
to the divinity who reigns over our hearts.
But to deserve her favours,
let us offer her altars only straightforward hearts.
The
following sites provide informations, lyrics, scores, arrangements,
adaptations, and MIDI files of the Hymne.
Thierry
Klein -
textes, MIDI
Hybouves
- texte,
MIDI
Rédris
- Nuit de Noël -
texte, partition, MIDI