by Li Hongzhang (1823 - 1901)
Translation by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund
In den Wind gesungen
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Chinese (中文)
Our translations: ENG
Wenn ich an ihren [Brüsten]1 hingesunken, den heiligsten der Tränke tief getrunken: Komm, Drache Tod, lass mit dem letzten Hauch uns in die Luft vergeh’n wie blauer Rauch. Und lass uns noch nach hunderttausend Jahren vereint als Sturmwind durch die Lüfte fahren.
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1 Liebermann: "an deinem Munde"
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1 Liebermann: "an deinem Munde"
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund, "In den Wind gesungen" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li Hongzhang (1823 - 1901) [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 Rolf Liebermann (1910 - 1999), "In den Wind gesungen", 1945, from Chinesische Liebeslieder, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Sung into the wind", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-02-26
Line count: 6
Word count: 43