by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation © by Lawrence Kenneth Moss (1927 - 2022)
春日醉起言志
Language: Chinese (中文)
处世若大梦, 胡为劳其生。 所以终日醉, 颓然卧前楹。 觉来盼庭前, 一鸟花间鸣。 借问此何时, 春风语流莺。 感之欲叹息, 对酒还自倾。 浩歌待明月, 曲尽已忘情。
Text Authorship:
- by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "春日醉起言志" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Herbert Allen Giles (1845 - 1935) ; composed by Cyril Meir Scott.
- Also set in English, a translation by Lawrence Kenneth Moss , "On drinking wine!", written 2018, first published 2018, copyright © 2018 ; composed by Lawrence Kenneth Moss.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946) , "Der Trinker im Frühling" [an adaptation] ; composed by Hans Altmann, Gustav Mahler, Emil Sjögren.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation possibly by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928); composed by Emil Anner.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Marie Jean Léon, Marquis d'Hervey-Saint-Denys) , "Un jour de printemps" [an adaptation]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-16
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Word count: 12
On drinking wine
Language: English  after the Chinese (中文)
Don’t you see the Yellow River’s waters [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Lawrence Kenneth Moss (1927 - 2022), "On drinking wine!", written 2018, first published 2018, copyright © 2018
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "春日醉起言志"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Lawrence Kenneth Moss (1927 - 2022), "On drinking wine", 2018, copyright © 2018, first performed 2018 [ voice, piano and percussion ], from Dreams by Day and by Night, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Herbert Allen Giles (1845 - 1935) ; composed by Cyril Meir Scott.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946) , "Der Trinker im Frühling" [an adaptation] ; composed by Hans Altmann, Gustav Mahler, Emil Sjögren.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation possibly by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928); composed by Emil Anner.
This text was added to the website: 2022-09-25
Line count: 10
Word count: 51