by Ki no Tsurayuki (872 - 945)
Translation by Clara A. Walsh (flourished c1910)
Plum blossom
Language: English after the Japanese (日本語)
In this Spring night Of all-pervading grey, No ray of light Reveals the plum-tree's spray, But viewless to the skies Its perfumes still arise.
Confirmed with Clara A. Walsh , The Master-Singers of Japan, Murray, 1914, p.59
Text Authorship:
- by Clara A. Walsh (flourished c1910), "Plum-Blossom", appears in The Master-Singers of Japan [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ki no Tsurayuki (872 - 945) [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 Phyllis Batchelor (1915 - 1999), "Plum blossom", published 2018 [ voice and piano ], Wirripang Pty Ltd [sung text not yet checked]
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