This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English). All chosen and recorded by Librivox volunteers.
01 – Danish – I skovens dybe, stille ro by Fritz Andersen key words: poetry
02 – Esperanto – Limerick by G. D. Lewis key words: poetry, limerick
03 – French – Lettre by Paul Verlaine key words: poetry
04 – French – Il pleure dans mon coeur by Paul Verlaine key words: poetry
05 – French – A Clymène by Paul Verlaine key words: poetry
06 – German – Es weint mein armes Herz by Paul Verlaine key words: poetry, melancholy, translated by Wolf von Kalckreuth
07 – Italian – La caduta by Giuseppe Parini key words: La caduta, poetry
08 – Italian – X Agosto by Giovanni Pascoli key words: It has been written in memory of Pascoli’s father Ruggero, murdered under mysterious circumstances on the night of St. Lorenzo.
09 – Italian – La Pentecoste by Alessandro Manzoni key words: It is one of the sacred lyrics, Mazoni composed after his religious conversion
10 – Italian – In morte del fratello Giovanni by Ugo Foscolo key words: Sonnet composed in memory of Foscolo’s dead brother Giovanni
11 – Luxembourgish – D’fĕer Joerszéiten by Michel Lentz key words: romantic poetry, nature, love. This poem is about love being compared to the four seasons.
12 – Norwegian – Reven Som Gjeter by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen key words: prose, fiction, fairy tale
13 – Portuguese – Doçura e bondade by Guerra Junqueiro key words: A tale that helps children reflect about the Good and wrong
14 – Portuguese – O ouro by Guerra Junqueiro key words: A tale that helps children reflect about the value of things
15 – Romanian – Cu penetul ca sideful by Mihai Eminescu key words: poetry
16 – Romanian – Colinde, Colinde by Mihai Eminescu key words: poetry
17 – Romanian – Glossă by Mihai Eminescu key words: poetry
18 – Romanian – Manusa (Der Handschuh) by Friedrich Schiller key words: poetry
19 – Russian – Женское Счастье by Anton Chekhov key words: a sarcastic short story
20 – Spanish – El buen hombre y su hijo (de El Conde Lucanor) by Don Juan Manuel key words: prose, fiction, didactic tale
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