Am Tag der Toten fällt ein feiner Regen.
Gespenster drohen dir auf allen Wegen.
"Wo gibt's hier eine Schenke?", fragt der Wandrer
Und geht dem warmen Licht des Dorfes entgegen.
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Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Su-Tung-Po (1037 - 1101) [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):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "All Soul’s Day", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Dr. Albert Schelb
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-10
Line count: 4
Word count: 30
On the day of the dead a fine rain is falling.
Ghosts threaten you upon all pathways.
"Where can one find a tavern here?" a wanderer asks
And walks towards the warm light of the village.
