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by Ariwara no Narihira (825 - 880)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

Liebeskummer
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語) 
Da ich [am]1 Morgens durch die Büsche ging
Des [taubenetzten, herbstlichen Gefildes]2,
Nässt ich den Ärmel mir. Doch ganz durchfeuchtet 
Ward er erst nachts von meinen vielen Tränen,
Da [jene mich allein ließ, die]3 ich liebe.

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•   W. Braunfels 

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1 Braunfels: "des"
2 Braunfels: "taubenperlten, dunstigen Gefilds"
3 Braunfels: "jener mich allein, alleine ließ, den"

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Liebeskummer" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ariwara no Narihira (825 - 880) [text unavailable]
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  • by Walter Braunfels (1882 - 1954), "Schneller Abschied und Liebesnot", op. 62 no. 2 (1944-45) [ soprano and orchestra ], from Vier Japanische Gesänge, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2021-05-18
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