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by Li Hongzhang (1823 - 1901)
Translation by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund

In den Wind gesungen
 (Sung text for setting by R. Liebermann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Chinese (中文) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wenn ich an ihren an deinem Munde hingesunken,
den heiligsten der Tränke tief getrunken:
Komm, Drache Tod, lass mit dem letzten Hauch
uns in die Luft vergeh’n wie blauer Rauch.
Und lass uns noch nach hunderttausend Jahren
vereint als Sturmwind durch die Lüfte fahren.

Composition:

    Set to music by Rolf Liebermann (1910 - 1999), "In den Wind gesungen", 1945, from Chinesische Liebeslieder, no. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund, "In den Wind gesungen"

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Li Hongzhang (1823 - 1901) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Sung into the wind", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-02-26
Line count: 6
Word count: 42

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