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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)

Ebn Zeïdoun
 (Sung text for setting by R. Coelho)
 See original
Language: French (Français)  after the Arabic (العربية) 
Our translations:  ENG
Plus rouge que la fleur de l'ohkouan 
le soleil descendait derrière la campagne. 
C'était l'heure convenue. J'avais entravé mon cheval et je m'étais assis. 

Tu es arrivée, ma bien-aimée ! 
Alors un grand frisson m'a saisi, comme le dormeur 
qui est surpris par l'aurore.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ruy Coelho (1889 - 1986), "Ebn Zeïdoun", published [1931], from 6 Kacides mauresques, no. 4, Lisboa : Oliveira

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]
    • Go to the text page.

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Harry Joelson , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-08-01
Line count: 6
Word count: 45

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