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by Ki no Tomonori (c845 - c905)
Translation by Paul Alfred Enderling (1880 - 1938)

Das Bleibende im Wandel
 (Sung text for setting by E. Löwenfeld)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語) 
Der Kirschbaum blühte. Schwarz war mein Haar.
Ich tanzte in der Gefährten Schar.

Der Kirschbaum blühte. Grau war mein Haar.
Und die Blüte war jung, wie sie damals war.

Auf eines lächlenden Gottes Geheiß
Blüht er nun wieder. Mein Haar wird weiß...

Composition:

    Set to music by Erwin Löwenfeld (1882 - 1949), as Erwin Lendvai, "Das Bleibende im Wandel", op. 6 no. 8 [ medium voice and piano ], from Acht altjapanische Lieder für eine mittlere Stimme und Klavier, no. 8

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Alfred Enderling (1880 - 1938), "Das Bleibende im Wandel", appears in Japanische Novellen und Gedichte

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ki no Tomonori (c845 - c905) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-08-23
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Word count: 42

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