by Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694)
Translation by Peter Beilenson (1905 - 1962) and by Harry Behn (1898 - 1973)
Language: English after the Japanese (日本語)
So cold are the waves, the rocking gull can scarcely fold itself to sleep.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Ursula Mamlok (1923 - 2016), no title, 1967 [ soprano and flute ], from Haiku settings, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Peter Beilenson (1905 - 1962)
- by Harry Behn (1898 - 1973)
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694) [text unavailable]
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