Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: opera
Song Meaning of “Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: “Parle-moi de ma mère” (Don José, Micaëla)” by Georges Bizet
This beautiful aria from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen captures the bittersweet longing of Don José for his mother back home. He sings of how he longs to hear her story and reminisce of days past, wondering if she still misses him in the same way as he does her. He remembers the sound of her voice and the warmth of her embrace, as well as the tough love she meted out when he was young. He wonders if, after so long, her love for him still remains and if she remembers him with the same fondness. The aria is full of emotion for a family long separated, a mother and son longing to reunite, the heart of their story begging us to keep their love alive.