by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Hans Heilmann (1859 - 1930)
静夜思
Language: Chinese (中文)
Our translations: ENG
床前明月光， 疑是地上霜。 舉頭望明月， 低頭思故鄉。
Text Authorship:
- by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "静夜思" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in Czech (Čeština), a translation by Vojtěch Kühnel (1886 - 1942 ) , "V cizině" ; composed by Bohuslav Martinů.
- Also set in English, a translation by Launcelot Alfred Cranmer-Byng (1872 - 1945) , "Thoughts in a tranquil night", appears in A Lute of Jade, being selections from the classical poets of China, first published 1909 [an adaptation] ; composed by Gena Branscombe.
- Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Seppo Nummi.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Jean-Robert Blanc.
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by François Cheng (b. 1929) , "Pensée nocturne", appears in L'écriture poétique chinoise, first published 1977, copyright © ; composed by Bruno Gousset.
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Dorel Handman.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946) , appears in Die chinesische Flöte [an adaptation] ; composed by Hans Erich Apostel, Eduard Bornschein, Gottfried von Einem, Ernst Křenek, Leonard Pieter Joseph Michielsen, Krzysztof Penderecki, James Martin Simon, Anton von Webern.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hans Heilmann (1859 - 1930) , "In der Herberge" ; composed by Othmar Schoeck.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Otto Hauser (1876 - 1944) , "In stiller Nacht", first published 1906 ; composed by Josef Eduard Ploner, Martin Spanjaard.
- Also set in Slovenian (Slovenščina), a translation by Oton Župančič (1878 - 1949) ; composed by Anton Lajovic.
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Erik Blomberg (1894 - 1965) , "I den tysta natten" ; composed by Anna-Greta Rooth.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jasmine Wiese) , "Thoughts on a Quiet Night", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-02
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In der Herberge
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Chinese (中文)
Vor meinem Bett wirft der Mond einen grellen Schein. Ich wähne, es ist Frühreif, was am Boden glänzt; Hebe das Haupt und schau' in den leuchtenden Mond, Senke das Haupt und denk' an mein Heimatland...
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Text Authorship:
- by Hans Heilmann (1859 - 1930), "In der Herberge" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "静夜思"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "In der Herberge", op. 7 (Drei Lieder für tiefere Singstimme und Klavier) no. 3 (1907) [ low voice and piano ], [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2007-08-31
Line count: 4
Word count: 35