by Li-Shê (flourished 9th century)
Translation by Herbert Allen Giles (1845 - 1935)
The rainy mist sweeps gently o'er the...
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
The rainy mist sweeps gently o'er the village by the stream, And from the leafy forest glades the brigand daggers gleam; And yet, there is no need to fear, or step from out their way, For more than half the world consists of bigger rogues than they!
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Text Authorship:
- by Herbert Allen Giles (1845 - 1935), "On highwaymen" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Shê (flourished 9th century) [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 John Alden Carpenter (1876 - 1951), "Highwaymen", from Water-Colors: Four Chinese Tone Poems, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Geoffrey Wieting
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-29
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