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
 by Max Ast (1875-1964)
, "Liebestrunken", published 1928.
by Hans Ebert
, "Liebestrunken", op. 9 (Exotische Lieder) no. 5, published 1916. [voice and piano]
by Leo Michielsen (1872-1944)
, "Liebestrunken", published 1930, from Neue Gesänge chinesischer Lyrik, no. 4.
by Franz Moser (1880-1939)
, "Liebestrunken", op. 29 no. 2.
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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Li‑Si
Language:
English
Gently the breezes caress the buds
and the leaves of the lotus flowers that are his.
On the silken cushions so soft and bright
his majesty reposes on the shady terrace.
Behold Li-Si, the lovely little dancer!
See how lightly she dances like a scarf of white vapour,
far more brilliant than the first star of morning.
Now she lingers to be wooed by her gracious lord.
See her eyelids tremble, her breast softly quivers.
Now behold how her beautiful eyes droop under his imperial gaze.
Input by Sharon Krebs
Authorship
Based on
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)
Date added to the website: 2008-02-19.
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