by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971)
In the Mountains
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
Why do I live along the green mountains? I laugh and answer not my soul is serene The peach trees are in flower And the water flows on [My soul] dwells in another heaven and earth belonging to no man
Text Authorship:
- by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971), appears in Li Po, the Chinese poet, done into English verse, New York, first published 1922 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762) [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 Gérard Hilpipre (b. 1959), "In the Mountains", published 2022 [ soprano and chamber orchestra ], from Trois Poèmes de Li Po, no. 1, Editions Delatour [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-01-06
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