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Le lac [Nann-hou]1 berce la lune d'automne qui se reflète dans l'eau verte. Le bruit de mes rames a interrompu l'hymne d'amour que les nénuphars chantent à la lune.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Franz Toussaint, La flûte de jade ; poésies chinoises, Paris : Piazza, 1926, page 80.
1 Canal: "Nan-hin"; further changes may exist not shown above.Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2024-11-16
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Word count: 30
Lake [Nann-hou]1 rocks the Autumn moon which is reflected in its green waters. The sound of my oars has interrupted the hymn of love that the water lilies sing to the moon.
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View text without footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Calme" = "Calm"
"La promenade attristée" = "The Sorrowful Walk"
"Promenade attristée" = "Sorrowful Walk"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-04-12
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