What are those fluttering shadows That peep so shyly through the pale moon's glow In this mountain village? Are they the tiny blooms - demure and coy, Of the plum tree?
Dew-Drops on a Lotus Leaf
Song Cycle by Florence Marga Richter (1926 - 2020)
5. What are those fluttering shadows [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Jakob Fischer (flourished c1937), no title, appears in Dew-drops on a Lotus Leaf; The Life of the Great Japanese Poet and Buddhist Priest Ryōkwan
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Taigu Ryōkan (1758 - 1831) [text unavailable]
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Confirmed with Jakob Fischer, Dew-drops on a Lotus Leaf; The Life of the Great Japanese Poet and Buddhist Priest Ryōkwan, 1954, p.95
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
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