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...Cesaire's dexterity in French suffers in the translation. For example, "ils tirent a blanc," has to be literally translated so that the double meaning of shooting blanks and shooting whites is obvious. There are other places where the translation falters: In "Tom Tom II," "a petits pas de pluie de chenilles" translates to "with baby steps like a rain of caterpillars," which not only sounds inane but loses the alliteration and onomatopoeia of the original. The English and French versions are on opposing pages so that the reader can concentrate on one version and refer to the other when...

Author: By Nadine F. Pinede, | Title: A Theory of Negritude | 3/16/1984 | See Source »

Professor Ballantine will play a group of short selections composed of: Brahm's Rhapsody in E flat, and two compositions by Debussy entitled: Et la Lune Descend sur le Temple qui fut, and Jardin sous la Pluie...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pierian Sodality Presents Concert at Harvard Club | 2/12/1936 | See Source »

...shrine at Lisieux, France, where Marie Francoise Thérèse Martin entered the Carmelite Convent at 15, many & many a pilgrim has journeyed. Fulfilled long ago by scores of miracles was the Little Flower's prediction that "Après ma mart je ferai tomber une pluie de roses" (After my death I will cause to fall a shower of roses). In gratitude, and for spiritual love, many francs, pounds and dollars have been given to the Carmelites at Lisieux in whose daily prayers all subscribers are remembered. At Lisieux last week there was tangible result...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Little Flower's Basilica | 7/11/1932 | See Source »

...Ramseyer 2G. Sonata for Piano Clair Leonard '23 F. W. Ramseyer 2G. Invocazione di Orfeo Jacopo Peri Corinth Edward Ballantine Die Mainacht Brahms D. A. Mackinnon 2G., and Edward Ballantine '97. Ballantine '97. La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin Debussy Minstrels Voiles Jardins sous la Pluie Arthur Landers '28 Sonata in A Major, for pianoforte and violin Brahms Willis Fay and M. H. Holmes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANNUAL MUSICAL CLUB CONCERT IS ANNOUNCED | 5/8/1928 | See Source »

...Calif of Bagdad" Boieldien 3. Ballet Egyptien Luigini 4. I. Allegro non troppo. II. Allegretto. III. Andante sostenuto. IV. Andante espressivo. Allegro. 4. Soli for Pianoforte. a. Melody in E Rachmaninoff b. Impromptu in F-sharp Major Chopin c. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca Liszt d. Jardins sous la Pluie Debussy Mr. F. W. Ramseyer '26. 5. Romanza Dvorak 6. Polka Dvorak 7. Orientale Cui Solo Cello--Mr. E. T. Payson '26. 8. Cortege from the "Queen of Sheba" Gounod

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ANNUAL PIERIAN CONCERT TOMORROW AFTERNOON | 1/23/1923 | See Source »

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