Multilingual Short Works Collection 030 - Poetry & Prose

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This is our 30th collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English) as listed below. All chosen and recorded by Librivox volunteers. - Summary by ToddHW 1. Bulgarian - Змейново любе [Zmeynovo lyube] - 2:51 Пенчо П. Славейков Link to text Keywords: Пенчо, Славейков, Змейново любе, Епически песни, Яна, Yana, змей, dragon, стихии, nature deity, българска поезия, поема, poem, епос, epic, epos, фолклор, folklore, народна песен, крадена булка, stolen bride, змейова сватба, dragon wedding, A dragon is in love with a beautiful woman, the woman gets sick, the dragon steals the woman 2. Bulgarian - Неразделни / Калина [Nerazdelni / Kalina] - 3:50 Pencho P. Slaveikov, 1866-1912, Пенчо П. Славейков Link to text Keywords: Пенчо, Славейков, Неразделни, 1895, Мисъл, Епически песни, Kalina, Калина, Ivo, Иво, Yavor, Явор, those who do not separate, българска поезия, балада, лирика, епос, фолклор, народна песен, обич, забранена любов, вечна обич, споделена обич, Стройна се Калина вие, За сърцата що се любят и смъртта не е раздяла. 3. Esperanto - Ĉe la fajrejo - 5:08 Arne Garborg Link to text Keywords: fairy tales, horror stories, Translated by Odd Tangerud & Anja Karkiainen 4. French - La Bécasse - 4:51 Guy de Maupassant Link to text Keywords: Chasse; Moeurs; Société; Recueil; Contes de la bécasse; Littérature 5. French - Le Carnet de danse - 28:37 Emile Zola Link to text Keywords: Nouvelle charmante, sur la danse; amour, femme, société 6. French - Ce cochon de Morin - 24:16 Guy de Maupassant Link to text Keywords: Moeurs; Société; Femme; Contes de la bécasse; Littérature 7. French - Emile Zola - 36:47 Guy de Maupassant Link to text Keywords: Biographie et réflexions autour de Zola, vie et style 8. French - Le Rendez-vous - 14:55 Guy de Maupassant Link to text Keywords: Joli texte, charmant badinage… parisien… 9. French - Voyage à Rimouski par eau - 7:26 FM Derome Link to text Keywords: Canadien français, nostalgie, bâteau à vapeur 10. German - Das Geheimnis - 13:54 Pierre Louÿs Link to text Keywords: multilingual, german, short story, tragödie 11. Hebrew - הזקן [Ha-Zaken] - 13:45 שלום עליכם / Sholem Aleichem Link to text Keywords: שלום עליכם, עולם קטן, סיפורי ילדים, יידיש, שעון, Sholem Aleichem, Yiddish, Hebrew, Clock, The Clock that Struck Thirteen 12. Polish - Kampania rzymska - 1:45 Zygmunt Krasiński Link to text Keywords: poezja, miłość, wspomnienia, młodość 13. Portuguese - Carta da Companhia de Jesus para o Serafico São Francisco - 3:44 José de Anchieta Link to text Keywords: José de Anchieta was a Portuguese priest, a jesuist in the beginning of the colonialism in Brazil and a major writer, inspired by his religious faith and the luxuriant tropical nature of Brazil 14. Romanian - Adesea… - 1:58 Nicolae Iorga Link to text Keywords: Nicolae Iorga, poetry, summer nights, nopți de vară, amintiri, dor 15. Spanish - Annabel Lee - 2:16 Edgar Allan Poe Link to text Keywords: A lovely, romantic poem about a girl called Annabel Lee; Alberto Lasplaces 16. Spanish - La cabeza a componer - 8:42 Emilia Pardo Bazán Link to text Keywords: Emilia Pardo Bazán, centenario, cuentos, locura, cabeza, cordura 17. Spanish - El cerdo-hombre - 11:18 Emilia Pardo Bazán Link to text Keywords: Emilia Pardo Bazán, centenario, cerdo, circo, Rusia 18. Spanish - La ciudad en el mar - 2:43 Edgar Allan Poe Link to text Keywords: Very descriptive, calm but mysterious poem; Alberto Lasplaces 19. Spanish - Los espiritus de los muertos - 1:54 Edgar Allan Poe Link to text Keywords: Alberto Lasplaces 20. Ukrainian - Єврейські мелодії [Jevrejski melodii] -2:51 Леся Українка Link to text Keywords: Плач Єремії, 150-річчя Лесі Українки