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Hermann Hesse: A dance by Chopin, 1901

Frédéric Chopin, 1906 - Parc Monceau, Paris, France - Jacques Froment-Meurice (1864-1947)
Frédéric Chopin, 1906 - Parc Monceau, Paris, France - Jacques Froment-Meurice (1864-1947)

A dance by Chopin sounds loudly in the ballroom,
A wild, riotous dance.
The windows gleam pallidly because of the weather,
The grand piano is adorned by a wilted wreath.

Un walzer di Chopin riempie la sala
una danza selvaggia e scatenata.
Alla fine pallido chiarore,
il pianoforte adorna un'appassita ghirlanda.

Monument of Frédéric Chopin - Ustka, Poland
Monument of Frédéric Chopin - Ustka, Poland

You the piano, I the violin,
Thus we play and do not stop
And wait full of fear, you and I,
Who shall be the first to break the enchantment.

Il piano tu, il violino io,
così suoniamo e non smettiamo
e attendiamo inquieti, tu e io,
chi per primo spezza la magia.

Chopin statue - Łazienki Park, Warsaw
Chopin statue - Łazienki Park, Warsaw

Who shall be the first to stop in the rhythm
And push the lights away,
And who shall first speak the question
For which there is no answer.

Chi per primo interrompe il ritmo
e scosta da sè le candele,
e chi per primo pone la domanda,
a cui non vi è risposta...



Eugène Delacroix  - Frédéric Chopin, 1838
Eugène Delacroix - Frédéric Chopin, 1838

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Spargi ancora a profusone
su di me i gigli pallidi,
grandi gigli dei tuoi canti, rose rosse dei tuoi valzer.
E il respiro intessi greve
del tuo amore, che appassendo
dà profumo e del tuo orgoglio
garofani di fuoco flessuosi.


Chopin's gravesite at Père Lachaise, Paris - Auguste Clésinger
Chopin's gravesite at Père Lachaise, Paris - Auguste Clésinger

Eugene Delacroix - Frédéric Chopin and George Sand, 1837

Frederick Chopin near the Symphony Lake in Singapore Botanic Gardens
Frederick Chopin near the Symphony Lake in Singapore Botanic Gardens

Chopin statue - Deansgate, Manchester
Chopin statue - Deansgate, Manchester

Chopin statue - Deansgate, Manchester
Chopin statue - Deansgate, Manchester

Chopin statue - Deansgate, Manchester
Chopin statue - Deansgate, Manchester

Ein Tanz von Chopin lärmt im Saal,
Ein wilder, zügelloser Tanz.
Die Fenster leuchten wetterfahl,
Den Flügel ziert ein welker Kranz.

Den Flügel du, die Geige ich,
So spielen wir und enden nicht
Und warten angstvoll, du und ich,
Wer wohl zuerst den Zauber bricht.

Wer wohl zuerst einhält im Takt
Und von sich weg die Lichter schiebt,
Und wer zuerst die Frage sagt,
Auf die es keine Antwort gibt.

Chopin statue - Łazienki Park, Warsaw -
Chopin statue - Łazienki Park, Warsaw

Frederick Chopin near the Symphony Lake in Singapore Botanic Gardens
Frederick Chopin near the Symphony Lake in Singapore Botanic Gardens

Frederick Chopin near the Symphony Lake in Singapore Botanic Gardens
Frederick Chopin near the Symphony Lake in Singapore Botanic Gardens
Monument of Frédéric Chopin Music School in Gödöllő,  Hungary
Monument of Frédéric Chopin Music School in Gödöllő, Hungary

Monument of Frédéric Chopin Music School in Gödöllő,  Hungary
Monument of Frédéric Chopin Music School in Gödöllő, Hungary