Why do I live along the green mountains? I laugh and answer not my soul is serene The peach trees are in flower And the water flows on [My soul] dwells in another heaven and earth belonging to no man
Trois Poèmes de Li Po
Song Cycle by Gérard Hilpipre (b. 1959)
1. In the Mountains
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971), appears in Li Po, the Chinese poet, done into English verse, New York, first published 1922
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762) [text unavailable]
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