by Walter Learned (1847 - 1915)
Translation Singable translation by D. de Maratray
Her lips were so near
Language: English
Her lips were so near That -- what else could I do? You'll be angry, I fear. But her lips were so near-- Well, I can't make it clear, Or explain it to you. But -- her lips were so near That -- what else could I do?
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- by Walter Learned (1847 - 1915), "In explanation"
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Explication Matches base text
Language: French (Français) after the English
Si proche était sa lèvre, Je ne sus que la cueillir ! Elle fut un peu fâchée, j'ai peur. Mais sa lèvre était proche, Je ne sais comment vous dire, Je ne puis vous expliquer, Quand je vis sa lèvre proche, Je ne sus que la cueillir.
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- Set to music by Lucy Hamilton Paine , "Explication", <<1909 [ medium voice and piano ], from Six mélodies pour chant et piano, no. 3, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Leduc, also set in English
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- Singable translation by D. de Maratray
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- a text in English by Walter Learned (1847 - 1915), "In explanation"
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