Wo ich ferne des Mikane
Hohen Gipfel ragen seh',
Fällt der Regen endlos nieder,
Nieder endlos fällt der Schnee.

Ganz so endlos wie der Regen
Und der Schnee vom Himmel thaut,
Ist auch endlos meine Liebe
Seit ich dich zuerst erschaut.

This translation is not by Pierre Louÿs (as is given in some scores), according to Keiko Hasegawa, Japanischer Frühling Untersuchungen von Vertonungen japanischer Lyrik in deutschen Nachdichtungen im 20. Jahrhundert, Master's Thesis, Universität Wien, 2010.

Composition:

Set to music by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Japanisches Regenlied", 1909 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], also set in French (Français), also set in English

Text Authorship:

• sometimes misattributed to Pierre-Félix Louis (1870 - 1925)
• by Karl Adolf Florenz (1865 - 1939), "Endlose Liebe", appears in Dichtergrüsse aus dem Osten, Japanische Dichtungen, Leipzig: C.F. Amelang, page 26, first published 1894 [an adaptation]

Based on:

• a text in Japanese (日本語) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , appears in Man'yōshū - 万葉集, first published 757
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Endless love", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Loin de Mikane", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

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