“Ah! zut, alors, si ta soeur est malade”

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The elements of this scene, which seems as incongruous as a dream:

Bars of music marked “Furioso”
A laurel wreath
Pianist Sigismond Thalberg (†1871) kneeling at a prie-Dieu (the top of which is a keyboard upon which he is playing)
A speaking black goose

“Ah! zut, alors, si ta soeur est malade” can be translated as “Ah! for goodness’ sake, then, if your sister is unwell”

Postcard from the Collection of the Blogger