by Ounsi el-Hajj (1937 - 2014)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Girl‑Butterfly‑Girl
Language: Arabic (العربية)
فتاة فراشة فتاة فراشة فتاة أنها حلمة وقامت اذا كانت فلم تعد تعرف فراشة فتاة حلمت أنها أو تحلم أنها فتاة . فراشة بعد مئات من السنين يا أولادي في الليل، والهواء وصبي يركضان وصبي كفراشة فتاة فتاة تحلم أنها يحلمان أنهما فراشة . يا أولادي تمزقت في الخارج فراشة . أنسي الحا
Text Authorship:
- by Ounsi el-Hajj (1937 - 2014) [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 Tsippi Fleischer (b. 1946), "Girl-Butterfly-Girl", op. 4 no. 4 (1977/1987) [ mezzo-soprano, flute and piano ], from Girl-Butterfly-Girl, no. 4
Score: Tsippi Fleischer [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-30
Line count: 24
Word count: 53
A girl dreamed that she was a butterfly
Language: English after the Arabic (العربية)
A girl dreamed that she was a butterfly When she arose dos She did not know if she was A girl who had dreamed she was a butterfly Or A butterfly dreaming that it was a girl. Hundreds of years went by, Children. In the evening, a qentle breeze A girl, a boy, are running like a butterfly Dreaming It's a girl and boy Dreaming they're a butterfly... Allwas torn apart outside. Children, A butterfly
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Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Arabic (العربية) by Ounsi el-Hajj (1937 - 2014)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-30
Line count: 14
Word count: 75