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by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)

La danse des dieux
 (Sung text for setting by R. Wertheim)
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Language: French (Français)  after the Chinese (中文) 
J'avais mis toute mon âme dans une chanson
Que j'ai chanté aux hommes.
Et ils ont ri  . . .
J'ai pris mon luth.
Je suis allé m'asseoir au sommet d'une montagne
Et j'ai chanté  ...  la chanson
Que les hommes n'avaient pas comprise.
Le soleil se couchait au rhythme de ma chanson.
Les dieux ont dansé sur les nuages rouges
Qui flottaient dans le ciel.

Composition:

    Set to music by Rosalie Marie Wertheim (1888 - 1949), "La danse des dieux", 1939 [ soprano, flute and harp or piano ], from Trois Chansons pour soprano, flûte et harpe, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-12-24
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Word count: 69

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