The Flower Duet
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"The Flower Duet" (Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs... Sous le dôme épais) is a famous duet, between characters Lakmé and Mallika, from Léo Delibes’ opera Lakmé, first performed in 1883.
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[edit] Rough Translation
Under the dense canopy
Where the white jasmine
Blends with the rose
On the flowering bank
Laughing at the morning
Come, let us drift down together
Let us gently glide along
With the enchanting flow
Of the fleeing current
On the rippling surface
With a lazy hand
Let us reach the shore
Where the source sleeps
And the bird sings
Under the dense canopy
Under the white jasmine
Let us drift down together
[edit] Use in popular culture
[edit] Movies, television and commercials
- It is being used in Ghirardelli "Timeless Pleasure" commercials in the USA.
- It is known for its use in British Airways TV commercials, from 1989 onwards
- It was used for in several Godiva "moment" commercials in the USA.
- Used in a season subscription commercial for Det Kongelige Teater (the Royal Danish Theatre).
- It has been used in several episodes of the animated television series, The Simpsons.
- It is featured in the movies True Romance, Private Parts, The American President, The Oh in Ohio, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Meet the Parents, Superman Returns, Five Corners, Someone to Watch Over Me, The Hunger, Carlito's Way, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- Many people have mistaken this duet for the duettino Sull'aria (between Susanna and the Contessa) in Mozart's opera "Le Nozze di Figaro", most notably in the film The Shawshank Redemption, when Andy Dufresne (Timothy Robbins) locks himself in the warden's office in the prison and plays the duettino - also called "Che soave zeffiretto" - over the prison loudspeaker.
- Las Vegas Season 5, Episode 13 "3 Babes, 100 Guns, and a Fat Chick."
- Smallville Season 4, Episode 2 "Gone".
- Nip/Tuck Season 2, Episode 9 "Rose & Raven Rosenberg".
- Boom Boom Rocket Video Game for XBox 360 uses the Flower Duet as basis of the song Smooth Operetta.
- Cappadocia, HBO Original Series, episode 1.
- The L Word Season 3, Episode 7 "Lone Star".
- Killzone 2 use it in "the ballet of death" trailer.
- Burnout Paradise used it on an in-game radio station.
- Saints Row features the song on an in-game radio station, as well as scoring the game's final cinematic.
- It was used in Cordell Barker's 2001 animated short "Strange Invaders".
- It is used in the opening scene of Katt Williams's American Hustle.
- It was used in CSI Miami Season 7 at the end of the episode aired on 28/06/2009 in Australia.
- In the 2009 TNT movie for Television Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, about doctor Ben Carson.[1]
- In the Animal Planet"s "Untamed & Uncut" 2009 Season, commercial.
- Adobe used a remixed version of The Flower Duet in a promotional video demonstrating Adobe Ultra Master Sets Library 2.
- A piano adaptation was used in the 1983 film "The Hunger"
- It was used in White Collar Season 1 Episode 7 ("Free Fall") aired on 4th December 2009 in USA.
[edit] Popular music
- Sampled on the David Usher song "Black, Black Heart"
- Yanni also used it as the basis of the composition Aria.
- Cello-based rock band Rasputina covered the song as a basis for their song "Mr. Romberg".
- The Rapsody & LL Cool J interpolated the song on their version, "Dear Mallika".
- In 1998, Jonathan Peters released a dance remix of the duet that became popular in the "circuit party" scene.[citation needed]
- Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica included a version of it in his 2005 album A New World.
- In 2005 Mike Oldfield included a cover of Lakme on his Light & Shade album.
- Also in 2005, the East Village Opera Company remixed Flower Duet in their self-titled album.
- In 2007 Phantom Regiment performed the Flower Duet during their show entitled "On Air".
- In 2009 Trans-Siberian Orchestra includes a cover called "Child of the Night" on their "Night Castle" album.
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