by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)
Translation by Dezső Kosztolányi (1885 - 1936)
Ce n'est pas vous, non, madame, que...
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Ce n'est pas vous, non, madame, que j'aime, Ni vous non plus, Juliette, ni vous, Ophélia, ni Bétrix, ni même Laure la blonde, avec ses grands yeux doux. Celle que j'aime à présent, est en Chine ; Elle demeure, avec ses vieux parents, Dans une tour de porcelain fine, Au fleuve Jaune, où sont les cormorans ; Elle a des yeux retroussés vers les tempes, Un pied petit, à tenir dans la main, Le teint plus clair que le cuivre des lampes, Les ongles longs et rougis de carmin ; Par son treillis elle passe sa tête, Que l'hirondelle, en volant, vient toucher, Et, chaque soir, aussi bien qu'un poëte, Chante le saule et la fleur du pêcher.
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Text Authorship:
- by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "Chinoiserie", appears in La Comédie de la Mort, first published 1838 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Dorothy Guyver Britton, Lady Bouchier MBE (b. 1922), "Chinoiserie" [ mezzo-soprano and string quartet ], from Chinoiserie : Histoire d'un amour oriental, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul-Charles-Marie Curet (1848 - 1917), as Paul Puget, "Ce n'est pas vous, non Madame", subtitle: "Chinoiserie", 1870-79?, published 1881 [ high voice and piano ], from Vingt mélodies, Vol. 1, no. 7, Paris, Girod [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alphonse Duvernoy (1842 - 1907), "Chinoiserie", published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Paris, G. Hartmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946), "Chinoiserie", 1909, published 1910 [ soprano and piano ], from Trois mélodies, no. 2, Paris, Rouart, Lerolle, & Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Noël Gallon (1891 - 1966), "Chinoiserie", published 1924 [ voice and piano ], Paris, R. Deiss & Crépin [sung text not yet checked]
- by Armand Gouzien (1839 - 1892), "Chinoiserie" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Abel Jacquin , "Chinoiserie", published 1888 [ high voice and piano ], Paris, Ch. Loret [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marianne Jeanquartier (b. 1958), "Chinoiserie", copyright © 1999 [ four-part mixed chorus or men's chorus ], Lausanne, Foetisch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest-Louis-Victor-Jules L'Épine (1826 - 1893), "Chinoiserie" [ high voice and piano ], Paris, henri Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Léopold (Léo) de Leymarie , "Chinoiserie", published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, A. Lissarague [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anatole Lionnet (1832 - 1896), "Chinoiserie", <<1875 [ high voice and piano ], from Six mélodies, no. 2, Paris, Édition 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean-Baptiste de Rongé (1825 - 1882), "Chinoiserie", published 1874 [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Enoch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dagmar de Corval Rybner (1890 - 1965), "Chinoiserie", published 1918 [ voice and piano ], Boston, O. Ditson [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Eduard Lassen.
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- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Dezső Kosztolányi) , "Kínai szerelem"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 115
Kínai szerelem
Language: Hungarian (Magyar) after the French (Français)
Ó, asszonyom, nem önt szeretem én, de még a bájos Julia se bájol, nem félek a fehér Opheliától és nem gyulok fel Laura szemén. A kedvesem ott él Kínába kinn; agg szüleivel lakik ő nyugodtan egy hosszú, vékony porcelántoronyban a Sárga-folyó zúgó partjain. Ferdült szemében álmodó szigor, tenyérbe vágyik karcsú, könnyű lába, a bőre villog, mint rézfényű lámpa, hosszúkás körme kármintól bibor. Olykor kibukkan a fátyol alol, fölötte csendbe csicsereg a fecske, s ő minden este álmodón, repesve barackvirágról, fűzfáról dalol.
Text Authorship:
- by Dezső Kosztolányi (1885 - 1936), "Kínai szerelem" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "Chinoiserie", appears in La Comédie de la Mort, first published 1838
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-05-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 81