by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
La danseuse See original
Language: French (Français) after the Chinese (中文)
Our translations: ENG
La brise fait onduler les lotus dont le parfum vient embaumer le palais qui s’élève au milieu du lac. Un peu ivre, Li-Si danse. Tout à coup, chancelante, elle s’appuie contre le lit de jade blanc. Elle sourit.
Composition:
- Set to music by Karel Goeyvaerts (1923 - 1993), "La danseuse", 1949 [ voice and piano ], from La flûte de Jade, no. 8
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "La danseuse", appears in La flûte de jade
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "The Dancing Girl", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-07
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