by Bhartrihari (flourished 7th century CE)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Madras: Une belle
Language: French (Français) after the Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
Une belle à la taille svelte se promène sous les arbres de la forêt, en se reposant de temps en temps. Ayant relevé de la main les trois voiles d'or qui lui couvre les seins, elle renvoie à la lune les rayons dont elle était baignée.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Bhartrihari (flourished 7th century CE) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961), "Madras: Une belle", op. 3 no. 1 (1912), published 1914, first performed 1914 [ medium voice and piano ], from Quatre Poèmes Hindous, no. 1, Éd. Durand [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Madras : A beauty", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Madras: Eine Schöne", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 46