The gold-threaded robe | The gold-thread robe | Covet not a gold-threaded robe

by Du Qiuniang (flourished early 9^th century)

Translation by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968)

金縷衣

Language: Chinese (中文)

勸君莫惜金縷衣，
勸君惜取少年時。
花開堪折直須折，
莫待無花空折枝。

Text Authorship:

by Du Qiuniang (flourished early 9^th century), "金縷衣" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in English, a translation by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968) , "The gold-threaded robe", appears in The Jade Mountain, first published 1929 ; composed by Peter Mennin.

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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-27
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Word count: 4

Covet not a gold‑threaded robe

Language: English after the Chinese (中文)

Covet not a gold-threaded robe,
Cherish only your young days!
If a bud open, gather it --
Lest you but wait for an empty bough.

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Text Authorship:

by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968), "The gold-threaded robe", appears in The Jade Mountain, first published 1929 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Chinese (中文) by Du Qiuniang (flourished early 9^th century), "金縷衣"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Peter Mennin (1923 - 1983), "The gold-thread robe", published 1948 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-27
Line count: 4
Word count: 24