by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
In der Fremde
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Chinese (中文)
In fremdem Lande lag ich. Weißen Glanz malte der Mond vor meine Lagerstätte. Ich hob das Haupt, ich meinte erst, es sei der Reif der Frühe, was ich schimmern sah, dann aber wußte ich: der Mond, der Mond, und neigte das Gesicht zur Erde hin. Und meine Heimat winkte mir von fern.
Die chinesische Flöte, YinYang Media Verlag. ISBN 3-9806799-5-0.
Researcher for this text: Hubert Schmid
Authorship
- by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), appears in Die chinesische Flöte [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "静夜思"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Gottfried von Einem (1918 - 1996), "In der Fremde", op. 8 no. 2 [medium voice and piano], from Fünf Lieder aus dem Chinesischen, no. 2, Boosey & Hawks / Bote & Bock [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "In der Fremde" [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Léonard Pieter Joseph Michielsen (1872 - 1944), "In der Fremde", published 1930, from Neue Gesänge chinesischer Lyrik, no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by James Simon (1880 - 1944), "In der Fremde", op. 10 no. 2, from Drei Lieder aus der Chinesischen Flöte, no. 2. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "In der Fremde", op. 13 (Vier Lieder für Sopran und Kammerorchester) no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "In foreign land", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À l'étranger", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Hubert Schmid
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
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Word count: 52