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by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Hans Heilmann (1859 - 1930)

静夜思
Language: Chinese (中文) 
Our translations:  ENG
床前明月光,
疑是地上霜。
舉頭望明月,
低頭思故鄉。

Text Authorship:

  • by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "静夜思"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Jasmine Wiese) , "Thoughts on a Quiet Night", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Fan Yang

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-02
Line count: 4
Word count: 4

In der Herberge
 (Sung text for setting by O. Schoeck)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Chinese (中文) 
Vor mein Bett wirft der Mond einen grellen Schein.
Ich wähne, es ist Frühreif, was am Boden glänzt;
Hebe das Haupt und schau' in den leuchten Mond,
Senke das Haupt und denk' an mein Heimatland...

Composition:

    Set to music by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "In der Herberge", op. 7 (Drei Lieder für tiefere Singstimme und Klavier) no. 3 (1907) [ low voice and piano ],

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Heilmann (1859 - 1930), "In der Herberge"

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "静夜思"
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-08-31
Line count: 4
Word count: 37

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