Le carnaval
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Les confetti descendent !
Voici un masque mélancolique.
Un pierrot ivre fait le malin.
Arrivent de souples dominos.
On se bouscule pour les voir.
"Sont-elles jolies ?"
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , title 1: "The carnival", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2009-02-04
Line count: 6
Word count: 27
The carnival
Language: English  after the French (Français)
The confetti is falling!
Here’s a melancholy mask.
A drunken Pierrot acts tough.
The supple Dominos arrive.
They're in a rush to see them.
“Are they pretty?”
Translator's notes: "Pierrot" is a white puppet or sad clown costume based on a stock character from pantomime and Commedia dell'Arte; and "Dominos" are revellers wearing robe-like costumes dating back to 18th-century masked balls.
Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2016 by Laura Prichard, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-10-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 27