What is that bright light over there? From all lands

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by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Jubel

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Japanese (日本語)

Our translations: ENG

Was seh ich Helles dort? Aus allen Gründen
Zwischen den Bergen quellen weisse Wolken
Verlockend auf, -- die Kirschen sind erblüht!
Der Frühling ist gekommen, wunderbar!

Text Authorship:

by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Jubel", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik, first published 1911 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ki no Tsurayuki (872 - 945), no title, appears in Kokin Wakashū - 古今和歌集, no. 59
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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 Artur Immisch (1902 - 1949), "Jubel", 1929 [ voice and piano ], from 10 Lieder aus Japanischer Frühling, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Dmitri Smirnov

This text was added to the website: 2011-06-22
Line count: 4
Word count: 25

What is that bright light over there?...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

What is that bright light over there? From all lands,
Between the mountains, white clouds billow up
Enticingly, — the cherry trees have bloomed!
Spring has come, wonderful!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Jubel", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik, first published 1911
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ki no Tsurayuki (872 - 945), no title, appears in Kokin Wakashū - 古今和歌集, no. 59
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2024-02-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 28