Adolescence
Language: English
Today is a happy day. Jasmine, like snow, is floating and falling, Breezes are lazily puffing up the sails, Ducks are quacking in the pond, green as jade, Sleepily the windmill is turning, and lo! There’s a learned and polite little man, Gracefully he bows and kowtows, (A connoisseur of finest tea, His brain harbors but exquisite thinking)... Today is that happy day When my childhood turneth into adolescence.
Russian version included in Duke's score
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Vernon Duke (1903 - 1969), as Vladimir Dukelsky, "Adolescence", published 1944, copyright © 1944 [voice and piano], from Three Chinese Songs, no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-20
Line count: 11
Word count: 69