by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Lähtömalja
Language: Finnish (Suomi) after the Chinese (中文)
Pajun höyty tuulen tuoma kevään lemuun kuistin saa. Sarkka sorjan neidon suoma yhä jäämään houkuttaa. Miehet Nankingin ne tuosta erojaisiin valmistuu: hevon mieli pois jo juosta, maljaa yhä kaipaa suu. Miesten mieltä askarruttaa kumpi onkaan syvempää, lähtö, joka arastuttaa, vaiko virta, joka jää.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "金陵酒肆留別"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Seppo Nummi (1932 - 1981), "Lähtömalja", from Kevätteiltä, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968) , "Parting at a Wine-shop in Nanjing", appears in The Jade Mountain, first published 1929 ; composed by John Beckwith.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
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Word count: 43