寂寂花時閉院門， 美人相並立瓊軒。 含情欲說宮中事， 鸚鵡前頭不敢言。
Text Authorship:
- by Zhu Qingyu (flourished 9th century), "宮詞"
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Now that the palace-gate has softly closed on its flowers, Ladies file out to their pavilion of jade, Abrim to the lips with imperial gossip But not daring to breathe it with a parrot among them.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Kenneth Hesketh (b. 1968), "Three Commentaries: A Song at the Palace", first performed 2007 [ voice and piano ], from Shimmerwords and Idle Songs, no. 3a, confirmed with a concert programme booklet
Text Authorship:
- by Harold Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968), "A song of the palace", appears in The Jade Mountain, first published 1929
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Zhu Qingyu (flourished 9th century), "宮詞"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-28
Line count: 4
Word count: 36