by Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Cuckoo
Language: English  after the Japanese (日本語)
Cuckoo -- sing, fly, sing, then start again. Old pond, leap -- splash -- a frog. Beyond waves, reaching far, the cuckoo's song.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "Cuckoo", 2002, first performed 2006 [mixed SSAA youth chorus], from Four Basho Settings, no. 2 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Barry Connyngham.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-19
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