Spring Night | A moment in the spring night, worth a thousand pieces of gold

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by Su-Tung-Po (1037 - 1101)

Translation © by David Liang (梁亦为)

春夜

Language: Chinese (中文)

Our translations: ENG ENG ENG

春宵一刻值千金，
花有清香月有陰。

歌管樓臺聲細細，
鞦韆院落夜沈沈。

Confirmed with Wang Shihou 王世厚 and Zhang Houhou 張弘泓 (eds.). Quan Song shi 全宋詩 (Complete Song Poems), Beijing daxue guwenxian yanjiu suo Beijing: Beijing daxue chubanshe, 1998.

Text Authorship:

by Su-Tung-Po (1037 - 1101), "春夜" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Richard Wilhelm (1873 - 1930) , "Frühlingsnacht", appears in Chinesisch-Deutsche Tages- und Jahreszeiten, first published 1922 ; composed by Walter Hekster, Jan Stuten.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Manfred Hausmann (1898 - 1986) , copyright © ; composed by Neithard Bethke.
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ENG English (Qi Feng Wu) , "Spring Night", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (David Liang (梁亦为)) , "Spring Night", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Ryan Xie) , "Spring Nights", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Alfred Henschke) , "Die Schaukel", appears in Das Blumenschiff, first published 1921

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Spring Night

Language: English after the Chinese (中文)

A moment in the spring night, worth a thousand pieces of gold, 
The flowers exude faint fragrance, and the moonlight casts its blurry shadow.

On the tower far away, royals and officials enjoying the dancing and music relentlessly, 
While the courtyard with the swings, immersed in a tranquil night.

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a text in Chinese (中文) by Su-Tung-Po (1037 - 1101), "春夜"
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-21
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