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Israël! romps ta chaîne
from Act I of the French opera Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns
Libretto: Ferdinand Lemaire

Role: Samson, the leader of the Israelites
Voice Part: tenor       Fach: dramatic tenor/heldentenor
Setting: the public square of Gaza, ancient Palestine
Synopsis: After the satrap of Gaza, Abimélech, denounces the god of the enslaved Israelites, Samson encourages the slaves to rise up against their Philistine masters and trust in the Lord's power to set them free.
Range: Tessitura:
G3 - A#/Bb4A3 - G4
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 1999-04-09)
Israël! romps ta chaîne!, Samson's aria from Samson et Dalila

Israël! romps ta chaîne!
O peuple, lève-toi!
Viens assouvir ta haîne!
Le Seigneur est en moi!
O toi, Dieu de lumière,
Comme aux jours d'autrefois
Exauce ma prière,
Et combats pour tes lois!
Oui, devant sa colère
Tout s'épouvante et fuit,
On sent trembler la terre;
Aux cieux la foudre luit!
Il déchaîne l'orage,
Commande à l'ouragan,
On voit sur son passage
Reculer l'Océan!
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