Naked I lie in the green forest of summer... Too lazy to wave my white-feathered fan. I hang my cap on a crag, and bare my head To the wind that comes blowing through the pine trees.
With what do winter's summers sing?
Song Cycle by Sadie Harrison (b. 1965)
3. A day: Summer [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971), first published 1922
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "夏日山中"
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