April 15, 2021. In the blog post “蒹葭 / Reed / Schilf” I compare four poems and songs with the similar idea, that is, “my beloved is across the water, so close yet unreachable.” Water as symbol for obstacle that can not be overcome. The poems I compared were: Chinese Folk Poem – 《诗经 . 秦風 . 蒹葭》(circa B.C. 1100 – B.C. 600), Nikolaus Lenau – “Die Schilflieder – Auf dem Teich, dem regungslosen”, Scottish Folk Song – The Water is Wide and German Folk Ballad – Es waren zwei Königskinder.
Recently, I come to know a French song, in which the obstacle could be overcome, the song is Baïlèro by Joseph Canteloube.
Shepherd, the stream is between us,
I cannot cross,
sing the baïlèro lèro.
Wait, I will get you downstream,
baïlèro lèro.
Link to the blog I mentioned:
https://thejourney-writing.com/2021/04/%e8%92%b9%e8%91%ad-reed-schilf.html
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