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by Iwa-no hime no Mikoto, Empress (flourished 4th century)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

君が行き
Language: Japanese (日本語) 
君が行き 
日長くなりぬ 
山たずね 
迎へか行かむ
待ちにか待たむ

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  • by Iwa-no hime no Mikoto, Empress (flourished 4th century)

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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-25
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Word count: 5

Die Wartende
 (Sung text for setting by F. Weingartner)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語) 
Bis dass der weisse Schnee des Alters sich
Auf meine rabenschwarzen Haare legt.
Will ich mein ganzes langes Leben durch
Nichts weiter tun als warten, warten, warten
Auf dich, den meine ganze Seele liebt.

Composition:

    Set to music by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Die Wartende", op. 75 no. 7, published 1930 [ voice and piano ], from Japanische Miniaturen für eine Singstimme und Klavier, no. 7, Berlin : Birnbach

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Die Wartende", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik, first published 1918

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  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Iwa-no hime no Mikoto, Empress (flourished 4th century)
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-25
Line count: 5
Word count: 34

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