by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Osman Edwards (1864 - 1936)
Pollow Song
Language: English after the Japanese (日本語)
Sleeping beside thee , no need of pillows . Sleeping beside me , no need of pillows . Thine arm under my head , mine arm under thy head , Thine arm and my arm , those are our pillows .
Text Authorship:
- by Osman Edwards (1864 - 1936), "Pollow Song" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Makura No Uta ; 枕の歌" [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 Dalhousie James Young (1866 - 1921), "Pollow Song", published 1909 [ high voice, piano ], from 4 Geisha Songs, no. 3, Cincinnati : John Church Company [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-04-15
Line count: 4
Word count: 41