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I Don’t Know Which Direction the Wind is Blowing
Xu Zhimo (1897-1931)
Latin Version by Timothy Adès
I don’t know
Which direction the wind is blowing -
I am in a dream,
In the dream’s gentle wave lingering.
I don’t know
Which direction the wind is blowing -
I am in a dream,
Her tenderness, my fascination.
I don’t know
Which direction the wind is blowing -
I am in a dream,
Sweetness is the glory of the dream.
I don’t know
Which direction the wind is blowing -
I am in a dream,
Her betrayal, my depression.
I don’t know
Which direction the wind is blowing -
I am in a dream,
Heartbroken in the gloom of the dream.
I don’t know
Which direction the wind is blowing -
I am in a dream,
Dimness is the glory of the dream.
I Don’t Know Which Direction the Wind is Blowing
nescioquo tendunt venti: vagor incola somni.
undulat ut somnus, lene liquore moror.
nescioquo tendunt venti: vagor incola somni.
quippe puella bonast: captor et allicior.
nescioquo tendunt venti: vagor incola somni.
dulcedo, somni gloria magna mei!
nescioquo tendunt venti: vagor incola somni.
tristitiam tradit falsa puella mihi.
nescioquo tendunt venti: vagor incola somni.
in somni tenebris torqueor, excrucior.
nescioquo tendunt venti: vagor incola somni.
caligo, somni gloria maesta mei!Translation: Copyright © Timothy Adès