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Multilingual Short Works Collection 027 - Poetry & Prose

Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

This is our 27th 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 - Поет [Poet] - 10:44
Иван Минчов Вазов


Keywords: the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature, Zvukove / Sounds, liricheski stikhotvorenii︠a︡, lyric poetry, dedication poems, Wolfgang Goethe, Victor Marie Hugo, Lord Byron, Friedrich Schiller, Alfred de Musset, Heinrich Heine, Giacomo Leopardi, Патриархът на българската литература, Звукове, лирически стихотворения, посвещения, Волфганг Гьоте, Виктор Юго, лорд Байрон, Фридрих Шилер, Алфред дьо Мюсе, Хайнрих Хайне, Джакомо Леопарди, 1897

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2. Chinese - 阿房宫赋 [E Pang Gong Fu] - 4:04
杜牧 Du Mu


Keywords: 牧之, 樊川, 古文觀止, Guwen Guanzhi, 文言文, 古文, literary Chinese, classical Chinese

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3. Chinese - 谏逐客书 [Jianzhuke Shu] - 5:32
李斯 (Li Si)


Keywords: 李斯, 古文觀止, Guwen Guanzhi, 文言文, 古文, literary Chinese, classical Chinese

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4. Chinese - 离婚 [lihun] - 22:59
Lu Xun


Keywords: 彷徨, Divorce, short story, 新文化運動, 新文化运动, New Culture Movement

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5. French - Le lac alpin - 1:18
Louis de Courten


Keywords: poetry, nature, lake, romanticism

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6. German - Sebaldusnacht - 18:15
Paul Busson


Keywords: multilingual, german, short story, creepy, scary

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7. Luxembourgish - E wiélécht Blâd - 1:30
Michel Lentz


Keywords: poetry, autumn, life, death, memories, sadness, nature

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8. Polish - List w kwestyi emigracyi Polaków do Ameryki - 6:54
Henryk Sienkiewicz


Keywords: artykuł, publicystyka, emigracja, Ameryka, Stany Zjednoczone

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9. Polish - Osady polskie w Stanach Zjednoczonych - 44:14
Henryk Sienkiewicz


Keywords: artykuł, publicystyka, emigracja, Ameryka, Stany Zjednoczone

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10. Polish - Z wystawy antropologicznej w Paryżu (I) - 15:45
Henryk Sienkiewicz


Keywords: publicystyka, artykuł, Polska, człowiek, kultura, nauka

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11. Polish - Z wystawy antropologicznej w Paryżu (II) - 15:17
Henryk Sienkiewicz


Keywords: publicystyka, artykuł, Polska, człowiek, kultura, nauka

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12. Romanian - Earna - 1:43
Vasile Alecsandri


Key words: poetry, poem, Vasile Alecsandri, poezie, poezii de iarna, pasteluri, pastels, winter, iarna

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13. Romanian - Floare Albastra - 2:36
Mihai Eminescu


Keywords: poetry, love poem, Mihai Eminescu, poezie, poezii de dragoste, vis romantic, idilic

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14. Romanian - Ileana cea sireata - 21:51
Ioan Slavici


Keywords: povesti, basme, Ioan Slavici, fairy tale, children's literature, literatura pentru copii

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15. Romanian - Luceafarul - 14:23
Mihai Eminescu


Keywords: narrative poetry, poetry, mythopoeia, Hyperion, philosophy of love, Romanian poetic masterpiece, Mihai Eminescu

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16. Ukrainian - Дорога [Doroha] - 5:08
Василь Стефаник


Keywords: sad short story, lifelong road, Стефаник, дорога, новела

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17. Ukrainian - Кирило Кожемяка [Kyrylo Kozhemiaka] - 8:56
author unknown


Keywords: fairy tale, kozhemiaka, zmiy, Кирило Кожум'яка, Київ, Киев, Kyiv, Kiev

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18. Ukrainian - Моє щастя [Moie shchastia] - 0:58
Марія Грінченко


Keywords: love poem, Грінченко, вірш, лірика, щастя

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19. Ukrainian - Не любо - не слухай [Ne lyubo - ne slukhai] - 3:18
author unknown


Keywords: folk tale, lying tale, absurd, nonsense, небылица, нісенітниця, кузька

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20. Ukrainian - Хмельницький з ляхами [Khmelnytskyi z liakhamy] - 3:02
Степан Руданський


Keywords: Ukraine, Poland, allegory, вірш, Україна, Польща, алегорія

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Chapters

Bulgarian - Поет [Poet]

10:45

Read by Melina Hristova

Chinese - 阿房宫赋 [E Pang Gong Fu]

4:04

Read by invisibleCat

Chinese - 谏逐客书 [Jianzhuke Shu]

5:32

Read by invisibleCat

Chinese - 离婚 [lihun]

22:59

Read by Vivienne Wong

French - Le lac alpin

1:19

Read by Sonia

German - Sebaldusnacht

18:15

Read by lorda

Luxembourgish - E wiélécht Blâd

1:31

Read by Sonia

Polish - List w kwestyi emigracyi Polaków do Ameryki

6:54

Read by Piotr Nater

Polish - Osady polskie w Stanach Zjednoczonych

44:14

Read by Piotr Nater

Polish - Z wystawy antropologicznej w Paryżu (I)

15:46

Read by Piotr Nater

Polish - Z wystawy antropologicznej w Paryżu (II)

15:18

Read by Piotr Nater

Romanian - Earna

1:44

Read by Victor Seremet

Romanian - Floare Albastra

2:36

Read by Victor Seremet

Romanian - Ileana cea sireata

21:51

Read by Victor Seremet

Romanian - Luceafarul

14:24

Read by Victor Seremet

Ukrainian - Дорога [Doroha]

5:08

Read by T.Honcharyk

Ukrainian - Кирило Кожемяка [Kyrylo Kozhemiaka]

8:57

Read by Hanna Ponomarenko

Ukrainian - Моє щастя [Moie shchastia]

0:59

Read by T.Honcharyk

Ukrainian - Не любо - не слухай [Ne lyubo - ne slukhai]

3:18

Read by Hanna Ponomarenko

Ukrainian - Хмельницький з ляхами [Khmelnytskyi z liakhamy]

3:03

Read by T.Honcharyk