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

Blütenschnee
 (Sung text for setting by E. Wellesz)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語) 
Leise senkt sich Schnee auf uns herab, und dennoch
Weht lauer Windhauch zart an unsre Stirnen.
Geschah ein Wunder denn? O welch ein Schnee,
Des Heimat nie der Himmel war? Es ist ja
Der holde, duftgeborene Frühlingsschnee
Der Kirschenblüten!

Composition:

    Set to music by Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885 - 1974), "Blütenschnee", op. 8 no. 3 (1911) [ voice and piano ], from Kirschblütenlieder, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Blütenschnee", 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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