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Sept Haï-Kaïs

Song Cycle by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961)

1. Préface du Kokinshū
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
Si tu écoutes la chanson 
du rossignol dans les fleurs
Ou du crapaud dans l'eau,
Tu sauras que nul être ne peut vivre 
sans un jour chanter.

Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961)

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ki no Tsurayuki (872 - 945)
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2. Les herbes de l'oubli
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
Les herbes de l'oubli, 
je me demandais
d'où venaient leurs graines.
Je sais maintenant qu'elles naissent 
au cœur sans pitié de mon amie.

Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961), "Les herbes de l'oubli"

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Sosei (c844 - 910)
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3. Le coq
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
Flaque d'eau sans un pli --
le coq qui boit et son image
se prennent par le bec.

Text Authorship:

  • by Georges Sabiron (1882 - 1918), "Le coq"

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4. La petite tortue
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
La petite tortue rampe 
-- lentement, lentement --
et j'en ai peine, 
sans penser que moi-même
j'avance tout comme elle !

Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961), "La petite tortue"

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Hiroko Katayama (1878 - 1957)
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5. La lune d'automne
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
De la blanche étoffe 
des vagues écumant
sur la mer déchaînée
la lune d'automne 
sort comme d'une robe.

Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961), "La lune d'automne"

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Akiko Yosano (1878 - 1942), appears in 歌集 太陽と薔薇 (Sun and Roses, Collected Tankas), Tokyo, first published 1921
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6. Alors...
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
Elles s'épanouissent -- alors 
on les regarde -- alors 
les fleurs se flétrissent -- alors...

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul-Louis Couchoud (1879 - 1959)

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Uejima Onitsura (1661 - 1738)
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7. L'été
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
L'été dans la montagne --
le crépuscule sur les cèdres --
on entend la cloche d'une lieue...

Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961), "L'été"

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist  [text unavailable]
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Total word count: 130
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