by Judith Gautier (1845 - 1917)
Translation by Stuart Merrill (1863 - 1915)

Les sages dansent
Language: French (Français)  after the Chinese (中文) 
Dans ma flûte aux bouts de jade, 
j'ai chanté une chanson aux humains ; 
mais les humains ne m'ont pas compris.

Alors j'ai levé ma flûte vers le ciel,
et j'ai dit ma chanson aux Sages.

Les Sages se sont réjouis ; 
ils ont dansé sur les nuages resplendissants ;

Et maintenant les humains me comprennent,
lorsque je chante en m'accompagnant 
de ma flûte aux bouts de jade.

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On my flute, tipped with jade
Language: English  after the French (Français) 
On my flute, tipped with jade,
I sang a song to mortals; 
but the mortals did not understand.

Then I lifted my flute to the heavens, 
and I sang my song to the Sages.

The Sages rejoiced together, 
they danced on the glistening clouds.

And now mortals understand me, 
when I sing to the accompaniment 
of my flute tipped with jade.

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