Multilingual Short Works Collection 042 - Poetry & Prose

This is our 42nd 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. Arabic - انا و اخت المهاة والقمر [ana wa okhto lmahati wa lqamar] - 6:04

Elia Abu Madi (إيليا أبو ماضي)

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Keywords: poem, romantic

2. Bengali - কতবার ভেবেছিনু আপনা ভুলিয়া [Kotobar bhebechinu apona bhuliya] - 02:24

Rabindranath Tagore (poem). Composer of melody unknown.

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Keywords: love and longing

3. Braj - वृंदावन प्रवेश शोभा [Vrindavan Pravesh Shobha] - 09:27

Surdas (सूरदास​)

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Keywords: Krishna Devotion, Bhakti Poetry, Hindu Devotional Poetry, Krishna's life

4. French - La Princesse enchantée - 6:43

François-Marie Luzel

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Keywords: Conte breton

5. French - Richelieu et la marine - 1:04:08

Gabriel Hanotaux

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Keywords: Histoire Marine, France, Europe

6. Garo - Nama song, Ching.a song - 02:15

Tochang (lyrics), Joseph P. Webster (music)

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Keywords: Hymn, Sweet By-and-By

7. Hindi - अरण्य बाला [Aranya Bala] - 06:26

Gulab (गुलाब)

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Keywords: Indian literature, India before independence, Indian Poetry, Woman's Beauty, Forest, Nature

8. Hindi - गज्जू का चबूतरा [Gajju Ka Chabutra] - 22:57

Atmaram Deokar (आत्माराम देवकर)

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Keywords: Indian literature, India before independence, Loyalty, Love, Children

9. Hindi - ज्ञानोन्मेष [Gyanonmesh] - 01:45

Ramnarayan Mishra (राम​नाराय​ण मिश्र)

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Keywords: Indian literature, India before independence, Enlightenment, Philosophy

10. Hindi - हिमालय का पथिक [Himalay ka Pathik] - 08:56

Jaishankar Prasad (जयशंकर प्रसाद​)

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Keywords: Romance, Love Story, Wanderer, Nature, Mountains, Lyrical Fiction, Indian literature, India before independence

11. Hindi - कानूनी कुमार [Kanuni Kumar] - 28:48

Premchand (​प्रेमचंद)

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Keywords: Satire, Politics, Legislation, Society, Indian literature, India before independence

12. Hindi - मेरी टेक [Meri Tek] - 01:50

Matadin Shukla (मातादीन शुक्ल)

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Keywords: Faith, Crisis of Faith, Disillusionment

13. Hindi - निर्माण [Nirmaan] - 28:17

Raghuvarprasad Dwivedi (रघुवरप्रसाद द्विवेदी)

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Keywords: Indian literature, India before independence, Marriage, Newly Married Couple, Love, Trial, Seduction, Alcoholism, Loyalty

14. Hindi - प्रायश्चित [Prayashchit] - 28:42

Raghuvarprasad Dwivedi (रघुवरप्रसाद द्विवेदी)

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Keywords: Loyalty, Betrayal, Test of Love, Indian literature, India before independence

15. Hindi - रामलीला [Ramleela] - 19:31

Premchand (प्रेमचंद)

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Keywords: Indian literature, India before independence, childhood memories, innocence, devotion, festival, ramleela, village, hypocrisy, folk theatre

16. Hindi - तिल से ताड़ [Til Se Taad] - 25:58

Devendra Kumar Rai (देवन्द्रकुमार राय)

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Keywords: Bang Mahila, Rajendra Bala Ghosh, Detective, Murder, Mystery stories, India before independence, Indian literature, Bangla, Bengali, Translation, Fiction

17. Polish - Na spustoszenie Podola przez Tatarów - 2:43

Jan Kochanowski

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Keywords: wiersz, ostrzeżenie, lament, wojna

18. Portuguese - Alegres campos, verdes arvoredos - 00:38

Francisco de Sá de Miranda

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Keywords: Classical Portuguese Poetry, Cantigas, Sadness

19. Portuguese - Comigo me desavim - 00:38

Francisco de Sá de Miranda

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Keywords: Classical Portuguese Poetry, Cantigas, Sadness

20. Spanish - Don Juan, pequeño poema - 37:03

Ramón de Campoamor

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Keywords: poetry, romance, irony