by Bai Juyi (772 - 846)
Translation by Arthur Waley (1889 - 1969)
Depression
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
Turned to jade are the boy’s rosy cheeks; To his sick temples the frost of winter clings. Do not wonder that my body sinks to decay; Though my limbs are old, my heart is older yet.
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Waley (1889 - 1969), first published 1946 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Bai Juyi (772 - 846) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Depression", op. 58 no. 5 (1957) [ tenor and guitar ], from Songs from the Chinese, no. 5, Boosey & Hawkes [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-11-04
Line count: 4
Word count: 36