by Chao Chia (flourished 9th century)
Translation by Herbert Allen Giles (1845 - 1935)

Language: English  after the Chinese (中文) 
Alone I mount to the kiosque which stands
  on the river-bank, and sigh,
While the moonbeams dance on the tops of the waves
  where the waters touch the sky;
For the lovely scene is to last year's scene
  as like as like can be,
All but the friends, the much-loved friends,
  who gazed at the moon with me.

Composition:

    Set to music by Cyril Meir Scott (1879 - 1970), "Where are they?", alternate title: "An Eastern Lament", op. 62 (Three Songs) no. 3 (1909), published 1909 [ voice and piano ], London: Elkin

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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-07
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Word count: 58