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Nicht deshalb lieb ich jene junge Frau, Die träumerisch an ihrem Fenster lehnt, Weil sie den ragenden Palast besitzt Am Gelben Flusse, - nein, ich liebe sie, Weil sie dies kleine Blatt der Frühlingsweide Ins Wasser gleiten ließ . . . Nicht deshalb liebe ich den Ostwind, weil Er mir den holden Duft der Birnbaumblüten Herüberträgt von blumig weißen Höhen, - Nein, weil er mir das Blatt der Frühlingsweide An meinen Kahn trieb, - darum lieb ich ihn! Nicht deshalb lieb ich dieses kleine Blatt Der Frühlingsweide, weil es mir die Wonnen Des Lenzes bringt, - nein, weil die junge Frau Mit einer feinen Nadel meinen Namen Hineingeritzt hat, - darum lieb ich es!
Confirmed with Hans Bethge, Die chinesische Flöte, Insel Verlag, 1918, page 69.
Authorship:
- by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Das Blatt der Frühlingsweide" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Zhang Jiuling (673?5 - 740) [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 Anna Hegeler , "Das Blatt der Frühlingsweide", op. 2 no. 2, published 1911, from Vier Lieder nach chinesischen Texten, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Das Blatt der Frühlingsweide", op. 63 no. 2, published 1917, from Blüten aus dem Osten, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Regina Berlinghof) , "The Spring Willow's Leaf", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Regina Berlinghof
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 114
I do not love that young woman Leaning dreamily at the window Because she owns the towering palace At the Yellow River - no, I love her Because slipped this tiny villow leaf Into the waters . . . I do not love the east wind Because he brings the fragrance of pear blossoms From flowering white heights, - No, because his blowing made the willow leaf Float towards my boat, - therefore I love him! I do not love this tiny little willow leaf Because it brings the delights of spring, - No, because the young woman scratched With a very fine needle my name Into it, - therefore I love it!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Das Blatt der Frühlingsweide"
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Zhang Jiuling (673?5 - 740) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 113