Graves tesmoins

These words paint a picture of a solitary lover bidding farewell to the natural world, finding no solace in its beauty now that his beloved has departed. The trees and cliffs, once witnesses to his joy, now seem to mock his sadness. The singer addresses the very landscape, lamenting that the ungrateful Amarante no longer appreciates its shade or hears his voice. He declares that he will seek no comfort elsewhere, and that only darkness can now be his companion, as love itself has become his tormentor. This secular French aria for solo voice expresses a profound sense of loss and disillusionment, as the beauty of nature is rendered meaningless by the absence of love.