Naked I lie in the green forest of summer... Too lazy to wave my white-feathered fan. I hang my cap on a crag, and bare my head To the wind that comes blowing through the pine trees.
Eight Poems of Li-Po
by Constant Lambert (1905 - 1951)
1. A Summer Day  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971), first published 1922
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "夏日山中"
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Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel2. Nocturne  [sung text checked 1 time]
Blue water ... a clear moon ... In the moonlight the white gerons are flying. Listen! Do you hear the girls who gather water chestnuts? They are going home in the night, singing.
Authorship:
- by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971), first published 1922
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "秋浦歌"
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Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel3. With a man of leisure  [sung text checked 1 time]
Yonder the mountain flowers are out. We drink together, you and I. One more cup - one more cup - still one more cup! Now I am drunk and drowsy, you had better go; But come to-morrow morning, if you will, with the harp!
Authorship:
- by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971), first published 1922
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "山中與幽人對酌"
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Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel4. Lines written in autumn  [sung text checked 1 time]
Cool is the autumn wind Clear the autumn moon, The blown leaves heap up and scatter again; A raven, cold stricken, starts from his roost. Where are you, beloved? - When shall I see you once more? Ah, how my hearts aches to-night - this hour.
Authorship:
- by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971), first published 1922
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "三五七言(秋風詞)"
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