Życzenia

Karol Szymanowski · text by Stanisław Barącz, after Hans Bethge, after Hafiz · read by Anna Pych
Also known as Desires
From Pieśni miłosne Hafiza op. 24 i 26[ˈpjɛɕ.ɲi mi.ˈwɔs.nɛ ha.ˈfi.za]Love Songs of Hafiz op. 24 and 26

Życzenia

[ʒɨ.ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɲa]Wishes

Karol Szymanowski · text by Stanisław Barącz, after Hans Bethge, after Hafiz · read by Anna Pych

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0:06

Zaczaruj

[za.ˈt͡ʃa.ruj

Enchant

mnie

mɲɛ

me

w jeziora

vjɛ.ˈʑɔ.ra

into-a-lake’s

jasną

ˈjas.nɔw

bright

głąb

gwɔmp]

depth

(Cast a spell that turns me into a lakeˈs bright depth)

0:18

i

[i

and

bądź

bɔɲt͡ɕ

be

mi

mi

to-me

słońcem

ˈswɔɲ.t͡sɛm

the-sun

igrającym

i.gra.ˈjɔn.t͡sɨm

playing

z falą.

ˈsfa.lɔw]

with-the-wave.

(and be to me like the sun that is playing with a wave)

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