The begonia | Begonia aurora

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by Lucien Alphonse Daudet (1883 - 1946)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Le bégonia

Language: French (Français)

Available translation(s): CAT ENG GER GER

Bégonia Aurora,
fleur très double;
abricot mêlé de corail;
coloris très joli, rare et curieux.

Authorship:

by Lucien Alphonse Daudet (1883 - 1946) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974), "Le bégonia", op. 60 no. 2 (1920), published 1928 [ voice and piano or instrumental ensemble ], from Catalogue de Fleurs, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Durand [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Robert Garrigós) , "La begònia", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The begonia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Franziska Heinzen) , "Die Begonie", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Die Begonie", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 15

The begonia

Language: English after the French (Français)

Begonia aurora. 
A full, double flower;
apricot-coral. 
Very beautifully coloured. Rare and unusual.

Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2008 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Lucien Alphonse Daudet (1883 - 1946)

This text was added to the website: 2008-05-29
Line count: 4
Word count: 13