by Ono no Komachi (c825 - c900)
Translation by Clara A. Walsh (flourished c1910)
Old Samurai Prayer
Language: English after the Japanese (日本語)
May the Springs purely flow And sickness cease; May victory crown our House And treasure-stores increase; Evil no longer grow, And all the world know peace!
Confirmed with Clara A. Walsh, The Master-Singers of Japan, Murray, 1914
Text Authorship:
- by Clara A. Walsh (flourished c1910), "Old Samurai Prayer", appears in The Master-Singers of Japan [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ono no Komachi (c825 - c900) [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 Gertrude Ross (1889 - 1957), "Old Samurai Prayer", subtitle: "Andante", published 1917 [ voice and piano ], from 大和調べ = Yamata Shirabe = Art Songs of Japan, no. 1, Boston : White-Smith Music Pubishing Co [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-04-05
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