The silver heron | Over the grey lagoon in autumn

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by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Silberreiher

(Sung text for setting by E. Uray)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Chinese (中文)

Our translations: CHI ENG

Im Herbst kreist einsam überm grauen Weiher
Von Schnee bereift ein alter Silberreiher.
Ich stehe einsam an des Weihers Strand,
Die Hand am Blick, und äuge stumm ins Land.

Composition:

Ernst Ludwig Uray

Text Authorship:

by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928)

Based on:

a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "白鹭鹚"
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CHI Chinese (中文) (Fan Yang) , "大意", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The silver heron", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-17
Line count: 4
Word count: 29

The silver heron

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Uray)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Over the grey lagoon in autumn,
An old silver heron, hoary with snow, circles .

I stand alone at the pond's edge,
My hand shading my eyes, and gaze mutely into the landscape.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928)
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Based on:

a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "白鹭鹚"
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-12
Line count: 4
Word count: 36