by
Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
Au moment où s'éloignait du rivage le...
Language: French (Français) after the Chinese (中文)
Au moment où s'éloignait du rivage le nef qui m'emmenait,
j'ai entendu, moi, Li-Pô, une chanson d'une douceur déchirante.
La mer avait déjà mille pieds de profondeur,
mais le sentiment d'amitié qui t'a poussé à chanter pour moi,
Wang-Louen, était plus profond encore !
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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, La flûte de jade, Paris : H. Piazza, 1920, p.102
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As soon as the ship carrying me left the...
Language: English after the French (Français)
As soon as the ship carrying me left the shore,
I myself, Li-Po, heard a song of heart-rending sweetness.
The sea was already a thousand feet deep,
but the feeling of friendship that prompted you to sing for me,
Wang-Louen, was even deeper!
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Translations of titles:
"À mon ami Tsao Chang" = "To My Friend Tsao Chang"
"A mon ami Wang-Louen" = "To My Friend Wang-Louen"
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