the flower duet
Singer:jenkins, katherine
descendons ensemble. (under the thick dome
to the flowered river bank
let us go down together.)
doucement glissons de son flot charmant
suivons le courant fuyant
l'oiseau chante. (gently let us slip from the pleasant rising flow
let us follow the fleeting current
where the spring waters slumber
(under the thick dome where the white jasmine
je ne sais quelle crainte subite
pour que le dieu ganesa le protege
jusque'a l'etang ou s'ebattent joyeux
les cygnes aux ailes de neige
allons cueillir les lotus bleus
pres des cygnes aux ailes de neige
allons cueillir les lotus bleus. (but i don't know what sudden dread
when my father goes alone
so the god ganesa protects him
up to where the source runs joyful
the swans with wings of snow
let us go gather the blue lotus
near the swans with wings of snow
let us gather the blue lotus.)
descendons ensemble. (under the thick dome where the white jasmine
together! under the thick dome where white jasmine
with the roses entwined together
on the river bank covered with flowers laughing in the morning)
doucement glissons de son flot charmant
suivons le courant fuyant
l'oiseau chante. (let us descend together
gently floating on its charming risings
(under the thick dome where the white jasmine