春宵一刻值千金， 花有清香月有陰。 歌管樓臺聲細細， 鞦韆院落夜沈沈。
Confirmed with Wang Shihou 王世厚 and Zhang Houhou 張弘泓 (eds.). Quan Song shi 全宋詩 (Complete Song Poems), Beijing daxue guwenxian yanjiu suo Beijing: Beijing daxue chubanshe, 1998.
Text Authorship:
- by Su-Tung-Po (1037 - 1101), "春夜" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Richard Wilhelm (1873 - 1930) , "Frühlingsnacht", appears in Chinesisch-Deutsche Tages- und Jahreszeiten, first published 1922 ; composed by Walter Hekster, Jan Stuten.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Manfred Hausmann (1898 - 1986) , copyright © ; composed by Neithard Bethke.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Qi Feng Wu) , "Spring Night", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David Liang (梁 亦为)) , "Spring Night", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Ryan Xie) , "Spring Nights", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Alfred Henschke) , "Die Schaukel", appears in Das Blumenschiff, first published 1921
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Ein jeder Augenblick der Frühlingsnacht Ist viele tausend Silberstücke wert. Die Blumen atmen reinen Wohlgeruch, Der Mond streut seine Schatten rings umher. Gesang und Flötenspiel tönt vom Balkon, Leis ziehn die Töne durch die weite Ruh. Die Schaukel steht im Garten einsam da, Es sinkt die Nacht den Morgenstunden zu.
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Wilhelm (1873 - 1930), "Frühlingsnacht", appears in Chinesisch-Deutsche Tages- und Jahreszeiten, first published 1922 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Su-Tung-Po (1037 - 1101), "春夜"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Walter Hekster (b. 1937), "Frühlingsnacht", published 1983 [ soprano, flute (alto flute, piccolo), contrabass, harp, and percussion ], from Song of all Seasons, no. 1, Amsterdam, Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jan Stuten (1890 - 1948), "Frühlingsnacht" [ soprano, violin, violoncello, flute, bassoon, C trumpet, harp and zither ], from Frühling : sechs Lieder für hohen Soprano und Kammerorchester, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-15
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Word count: 54