by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
Language: French (Français) after the Arabic (العربية)
Plus rouge que la fleur de l'océan le soleil descendait dans les sables. C'était l'heure convenue. J'avais entravé mon cheval. Je m'étais assis. Tu es arrivée ! Et j'ai frissonné, comme le dormeur qui est surpris par l'aurore.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Andrée Marie Clémence Bonhomme (1905 - 1982), "Attente", op. 84 no. 1 (c1941) [ voice and piano ], from Trois poèmes Arabes, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 70, appears in Kacidas Mauresques du Xe siècle
Based on:
- a text in Arabic (العربية) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Research team for this page: Harry Joelson , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-08-01
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Word count: 38