by Bai Juyi (772 - 846)
Translation by Arthur Waley (1889 - 1969)
The red cockatoo Matches original text
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
Sent as a present from Annam -- A red cockatoo. Coloured like the peach-tree blossom, Speaking with the speech of men. And they did to it what is always done To the learned and eloquent. They took a cage with stout bars And shut it up inside.
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Composition:
- Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "The red cockatoo", 1938, published 1994 [ high voice, piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Waley (1889 - 1969), "The Red Cockatoo", first published 1919
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Bai Juyi (772 - 846), first published 820 [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this page: David K. Smythe
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 46