Comme la lune dans le ciel bleu, je suis seule dans ma chambre. J'ai éteint la lampe, je pleure. Je pleure parce que vous êtes loin de moi et que vous ne saurez jamais combien je vous aime.
Ngo gay ngy
Set by Louis Delune (1876 - 1940), "Ngo gay ngy", 1922, published 1924 [ medium voice, piano, flute ad libitum ], from Le Collier des offrandes, six poèmes lyriques d'après des poésies chinoises, no. 6, Paris, Éditions Hérelle, Fortemps, & Cie  [sung text not yet checked]
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Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Ngo Gay Ngy", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Wou-Hao (flourished 628?) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]C'est un arbuste dépourvu de feuilles et de fleurs . . . . . . . . . .— The rest of this text is not
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Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Le Corail", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920
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- a text in Chinese (中文) by Tsao Chang Ling (1719 - 1763) [text unavailable]
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Une chanson, là-bas... C'est un mendiant ! Puisqu’il chante, ce vieillard qui n’a jamais rien possédé, pourquoi gémis-tu, toi qui as de si beaux souvenirs !
Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Une chanson", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Tsao Chang Ling (1719 - 1763) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this page: François Le Roux [Guest Editor]Nuit tiède, clair de lune . . . . . . . . . .— The rest of this text is not
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Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Vœu", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Tsao Chang Ling (1719 - 1763) [text unavailable]
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Tu as laissé tomber dans la poussière la tulipe rouge que je t'avais donnée. Je l'ai ramassée. Elle était devenue blanche. En ce bref instant, il avait neigé sur notre amour.
Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "La dernière promenade", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Chang-Wou-Kien (1879 - 1931) [text unavailable]
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Ma bien-aimée sait que je te contemple . . . . . . . . . .— The rest of this text is not
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Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Yé Kien", appears in La flûte de jade, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1920
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Tsao Chang Ling (1719 - 1763) [text unavailable]
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