by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
Les deux flûtes See original
Language: French (Français) after the Chinese (中文)
Un soir que je respirais le parfum des fleurs Au bord de la rivière, Le vent m'apporta la chanson d'une flûte lointaine. Pour lui répondre, je coupai une branche de saule, Et la chanson de ma flûte berça la nuit charmée. Depuis ce soir-là, tous les jours, À l'heure où la campagne s'endort, Les oiseaux entendent répondre deux oiseaux Inconnus Dont ils comprennent cependant le langage.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Rosalie Marie Wertheim (1888 - 1949), "Les deux flûtes", 1939 [ soprano, flute and harp or piano ], from Trois Chansons pour soprano, flûte et harpe, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Les deux flûtes" [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "春夜洛城闻笛"
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