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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Karl Adolf Florenz (1865 - 1939)

Sag an, wo wächst der Same
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語) 
Sag an, wo wächst der Same 
Des Krauts Vergesslichkeit? -- 
Er wächst in jenen Herzen, 
Wo Liebe nicht gedeiht.

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Confirmed with Dichtergrüsse aus dem Osten, Japanische Dichtungen. Übertragen von Prof. Dr. K. Florenz in Tokyo, Leipzig: C. F. Amelangs Verlag; Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, 1896, page 31.


Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Adolf Florenz (1865 - 1939), "Vergesslichkeit", appears in Dichtergrüsse aus dem Osten, Japanische Dichtungen, Leipzig: C.F. Amelang, first published 1894 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist  [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by L. Stein , "Vergessenheit", op. 2 no. 2, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Dichtergrüsse aus dem Osten. Japanische Dichtungen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2024-02-06
Line count: 4
Word count: 18

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