Tsurayuki [the poet's name] | What is that white color in the distance!

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by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Tcypайуки / Tsaraïuki / 貫之

Language: Russian (Русский) after the German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Что это белое вдали!
Повсюду, словно облака между холмами.
То вишни разцвели; 
пришла желанная весна.

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Text Authorship:

by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt , appears in Японская лирика (Japonskaja lirika), first published 1912 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Jubel", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik
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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 Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), "Tcypайуки / Tsaraïuki / 貫之", 1913, published 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Три стихотворения из японской лирики (Tri stikhotvorenija iz japonskoj liriki), no. 3, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Tsurayuki [the poet's name]", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-09
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Word count: 15

Tsurayuki [the poet's name]

Language: English after the Russian (Русский)

What is that white color in the distance!
Far and wide, like clouds between the hills.
Those cherry trees have bloomed; 
much desired spring has arrived.

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Based on:

a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt , appears in Японская лирика (Japonskaja lirika), first published 1912
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Jubel", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik
- 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: 2024-02-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 26