With a man of leisure | Yonder the mountain flowers are out. We drink together, you and I

by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)

Translation by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971)

山中與幽人對酌

Language: Chinese (中文)

兩人對酌山花開
一杯一杯復一杯
我醉欲眠卿且去
明朝有意抱琴來。

Text Authorship:

by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "山中與幽人對酌" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in English, a translation by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971) , first published 1922 ; composed by Constant Lambert.

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With a man of leisure

Language: English after the Chinese (中文)

Yonder the mountain flowers are out. We drink together, you and I.
One more cup - one more cup - still one more cup!
Now I am drunk and drowsy, you had better go;
But come to-morrow morning, if you will, with the harp!

Text Authorship:

by Shigeyoshi Obata (1888 - 1971), 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), "山中與幽人對酌"
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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 Constant Lambert (1905 - 1951), "With a man of leisure", 1926, published 1927 [ voice and piano ], from Eight Poems of Li-Po, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
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