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by Tschan-Jo-Su (flourished 19th century)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

Nächtliches Bild
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Chinese (中文) 
Vom Wind getroffen, schäumt der Teich empor,
Nun ruht er wieder still in seinen Ufern.
Die Fische springen: ihre Leiber leuchten,
Als blühten Lotosblumen durch die Nacht.
 
Der Mond schwimmt durch die Wolken, durch die Bäume
Verklärt dahin. Der Silberreif der Nacht
Wandelt den Tau zu wundersamen Perlen,
Die leuchten durch die wundersame Nacht . . .

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   L. Michielsen 

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Confirmed with Die Lyrik des Auslandes in neuerer Zeit, ed. Hans Bethge, Leipzig: Max Hesses Verlag, 1907, page 76

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Nächtliches Bild" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Tschan-Jo-Su (flourished 19th century) [text unavailable]
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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 Hans Altmann (1904 - 1961), "Nächtliches Bild", op. 24 no. 7, published c1963 [ voice and piano ], from 7 Lieder aus Die chinesische Flöte, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Ebert (1889 - 1952), "Nächtliches Bild", op. 12 no. 1, published 1917 [ voice and piano ], from Exotische Lieder. Ein Zyklus für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. Viertes Heft, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Leonard Pieter Joseph Michielsen (1872 - 1944), "Nächtliches Bild", published 1930, from Neue Gesänge chinesischer Lyrik, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - 2020), "Nächtliches Bild", 2007-2018 [ baritone and orchestra  ], from symphony Chinesische Lieder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Nächtliches Bild", op. 63 no. 7, published 1917 [ duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], from Blüten aus dem Osten, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2005-12-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 58

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