by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
Der duftende Ärmel
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Japanese (日本語)
Mein Ärmel duftet köstlich, da ich Blüten Vom Pflaumenbaume pflückte. Dicht bei mir Hebt plötzlich eine [Nachtigall melodisch]1 Zu singen an, vom Duft herbeigelockt: Die Holde meint, hier sei ein Baum erblüht.
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1 Spring: "Nachtigall"
Researcher for this page: Rudi Spring
1 Spring: "Nachtigall"
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Der duftende Ärmel", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik, first published 1911 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [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 Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Der duftende Ärmel", op. 95a no. 2 (2016) [ contralto and hammered dulcimer ], from Vogelsang, Vogelflug. Fünf Bruchstücke der Begegnung, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Rudi Spring
This text was added to the website: 2025-06-14
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