Three Japanese Lyrics

Song Cycle by Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)

View original-language texts alone: Три стихотворения из японской лирики (Tri stikhotvorenija iz japonskoj liriki)

1. Акахито / Akahito / 赤人
 (Sung text)
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Я белые цветы в саду 
тебе хотела показать.
Но снег пошёл. Не разобрать, 
где снег и где цветы!

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by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt
1. Akahito [the poet's name]
Language: English 
White flowers in the garden [are what]
I wanted to show you.
But it snowed. You can’t make out, 
where [there is] snow and where [there are] flowers!

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1. Akahito
 (Sung text)
Language: French (Français) 
Descendons au jardin 
je voulais te montrer les fleurs blanches.
La neige tombe... 
Tout est-il fleurs ici, ou neige blanche ?

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by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961)
1. Akahito [the poet's name]
Language: English 
Let’s go down to the gardens 
I want to show you the white flowers.
The snow is falling… 
Is this all flowers, or white snow?

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2. Mazatsumi
 (Sung text)
Language: French (Français) 
Avril parait. Brisant la glace de leur écorce, 
bondissent joyeux dans le ruisselet 
des flots écumeux: Ils veulent être 
les premières fleurs blanches du joyeux Printemps.

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by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961)
2.
Language: English 
April appears. The ice begins to calve, 
chunks spring up joyfully into the rivulet 
of frothy waves: They want to be
the first white blossoms of joyous Spring.

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2. Мазацуми / Mazatsumi / 当純
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Language: Russian (Русский) 
Весна пришла. Из трещин ледяной 
коры запрыгали, играя в речке 
пенные струи: они хотят быть 
первым белым цветом радостной весны.

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by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt
2. Mazatsumi [the poet's name]
Language: English 
Spring has arrived. From the cracks of the frozen river,
ice begins to crack, playing in the river
above captive jets: they hope to be 
the first white hue of joyous spring.

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3. Tcypайуки / Tsaraïuki / 貫之
 (Sung text)
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Что это белое вдали!
Повсюду, словно облака между холмами.
То вишни разцвели; 
пришла желанная весна.

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by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt
3. Tsurayuki [the poet's name]
Language: English 
What is that white color in the distance!
Far and wide, like clouds between the hills.
Those cherry trees have bloomed; 
much desired spring has arrived.

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3. Tsaraiuki
 (Sung text)
Language: French (Français) 
Qu'aperçoit-on si blanc au loin?
On dirait partout des nuages entre les collines:
les cerisiers épanouis fêtent 
enfin l'arrivée du Printemps.

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by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961)
3.
Language: English 
What can one see in the distance?
They look like clouds between the hills:
the cherry blossoms celebrate
at last Spring has arrived.

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