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Je ne t’envoie ni vase, ni roses ce soir, Mignonne Mirza, mais tu auras, Mené par mon esclave noir Un petit âne blanc de Bassora. La selle est en cuir gaufré De Damas, et d’orfèvreries couverte, Et la bride brodée de soie verte Pend de ses oreilles sur le pré. Demain tu mettras ta robe d’azur Peinte d’oiseaux voltigeant, Tu mettras aux hanches fines ta ceinture Et ta mule dans l’étrier d’argent. Et bercée au pas tranquille de ton âne, Comme une reine d’Orient ou de Bohême, Tu viendras jusqu’à la cabane De ce vieux sorcier sourieur qui t’aime.
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Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "L'âne blanc", written 1903, appears in Schéhérazade, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1903 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Georges Adolphe Hüe (1858 - 1948), "L'âne blanc", published 1904 [ high voice and piano ], from Croquis d'Orient, no. 2, Éd. Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "The white donkey", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-03-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 99
I do not send you a vase or roses this evening, Mirza [my] sweetheart, but you will have, Led by my black slave, A little white donkey from Basra. The saddle is of embossed leather From Damascus, and with goldsmithery covered, And the bridle embroidered with green silk Hangs from its eyes upon the meadow. Tomorrow you will put on your azure dress, Painted with fluttering birds, You will place upon your thin hips your belt And [place] your mule in the silver stirrup. And cradled in the tranquil steps of your donkey, Like a queen of the Orient or of Bohemia, You will come [to] the cabin Of this old smiling sorcerer who loves you.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "L'âne blanc", written 1903, appears in Schéhérazade, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1903
This text was added to the website: 2019-03-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 116