Song of the Well-Rope | Neighbour, see how sweetly the wild flowers are growing entwined in my well rope

Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

朝顔や釣瓶とられてもらひ水

Language: Japanese (日本語)

朝顔や釣瓶とられてもらひ水

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Text Authorship:

by Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703 - 1775) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Dalhousie James Young.
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Song of the Well‑Rope

Language: English after the Japanese (日本語)

Neighbour, see how sweetly the wild flowers are growing entwined in my well rope
Neighbour, I have not the heart to cut them
Neighbour, see, I must have some water
Neighbour, may I draw a little water from your well?

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Japanese (日本語) by Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703 - 1775)
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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 Dalhousie James Young (1866 - 1921), "Song of the Well-Rope", published 1909 [ high voice, piano ], from 4 Geisha Songs, no. 4, Cincinnati : John Church Company [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-04-15
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Word count: 40