Symphonie Des Eclairs, La Concert Band - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.1688513

La symphonie des éclairs -
EN: Arrangement for Concert Band Grade 3
FR: Arrangement pour Orchestre d'Harmonie Grade 3

Introduce your ensemble and audience to the electrifying energy of modern French music with this concert band arrangement of La Symphonie des Éclairs, the breakout hit by award-winning singer-songwriter Zaho de Sagazan.
Originally released in 2023, this deeply evocative chanson has become an anthem of vulnerability, strength, and poetic rebellion. The track quickly rose to critical and popular acclaim, earning Zaho de Sagazan numerous prestigious music awards in France, including multiple "Victoires de la Musique", and solidifying her status as a voice of a new, engaged generation.

With her powerful contralto voice, her electronic-tinged arrangements, and her deeply humanistic message, Zaho de Sagazan reflects the enduring humanist values that have long shaped French culture—values of dignity, personal freedom, and a deep connection between art and the human experience.
La Symphonie des Éclairs is not just a song—it's a moving testament to resilience, self-discovery, and emotional freedom.

This arrangement captures both the stormy intensity and delicate lyricism of the original, making it ideal for concert programs, festivals, student recitals, or contemporary music showcases. Whether you're looking to explore cutting-edge French pop or to introduce your audience to one of the most compelling European voices of the decade, this piece will resonate deeply.

Duration: 3:26
Includes additional transposed parts for: Horn in Eb, Trombone in Bb (Treble Clef), Euphonium in Bb (Treble Clef), and Tuba in Eb and Bb (Treble Clef).

The Symphony of Lightning — English Translation
It's always nice weather above the clouds
But if I were a bird, I’d go dance under the storm
I would go through the clouds like the light does
Under the rain, I would listen to the symphony of lightning

From her early childhood, she did not know
How to speak anything other than quietly yelling
It’s not for lack of trying to hold them back
Those cries and those tears, that weighed her so much

(It’s always nice weather above the clouds…)

Growing up, nothing calmed down
The little storm found herself
Some reason to rain so often
Who could genuinely love her?
Nobody would want to be
At the heart of a storm—admit it
There are reasons to cry
She has her reasons, but

(Chorus repeats…)

When the storm recognized
That melodies could escape from the wind
And reach into people’s hearts
It told itself:
“No reason to envy the sun
I’ll make people dance to the rhythm of my tears
The turmoil of my songs will warm hearts
Warm my own heart”

(Chorus continues…).