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by Ki no Tsurayuki (872 - 945)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

Schnee im Frühling
 (Sung text for setting by M. Kowalski)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語) 
Der Frühling naht mit seinem Dunst. Die Bäume
Setzen schon Knospen an. Doch von dem Himmel
Fällt Schnee auf Schnee, als wollt er nimmer enden.
Wie sonderbar, – nun sinken Blüten nieder,
Obwohl der Lenz noch keine Blüten schuf.

Composition:

    Set to music by Max Kowalski (1882 - 1956), "Schnee im Frühling", 1938 [ voice and piano ], from Japanischer Frühling, no. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Schnee im Frühling", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik, first published 1911

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ki no Tsurayuki (872 - 945) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-03-22
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