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Li‑Si

Language: French

Dans les jardins du palais, la brise
caresse les jeunes fleurs des lotus.
Etendu parmi les coussins de soie
qui diaprent la terrasse, l'Empereur se repose.
Li-Si, la belle favorite, danse,
plus légère que la première écharpe de brume,
plus brillante que la première étoile.
Elle vient de se coucher près du souverain.
Ses paupières battent, ses hanches ondulent.
Maintenant, elle baisse les yeux sous le regard impérial.


Input by Sharon Krebs

Authorship Based on

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

Set in English, a translation of Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ENG FRE GER Set in German, a translation of Hans Bethge (1876-1946) FRE GER Set in German, a translation of Anonymous/Unidentified Artist FRE GER [text unavailable]

Date added to the website: 2008-02-19.

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