by Sihoko Kitami (1885 - 1955)
平城山 (Nara‑yama)
Language: Japanese (日本語)
ひと恋うは哀しきものと平城山に もとほり来つつ堪え難かりき いにしえも夫に恋いつつ越えしとう 平城山の路に涙おとしぬ
Note: This song can be found in the new Japanese Art Song Anthology, available from Classical Vocal Reprints.
Transliteration (Romaji):
Hito kō wa kanashiki mono to Nara-yama ni Motohori-kitsutsu taegatakariki Inishie mo tsuma ni koitsutsu koeshitō Nara-yama no michi ni namida otoshinu
Text Authorship:
- by Sihoko Kitami (1885 - 1955) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Kōzaburō Y. Hirai (1910 - 2002), "平城山 (Nara-yama)", 1935 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-10-05
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