Translation by William John Bainbrigge Fletcher (1879 - 1933)
漢苑行
Language: Chinese (中文)
回雁高飛太液池 新花低發上林枝 年光到處皆堪買 春色人間總未.知
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- Also set in English, a translation by William John Bainbrigge Fletcher (1879 - 1933) , "The Spring", appears in Gems of Chinese verse ; composed by Phyllis Campbell.
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The spring
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
The geese in lofty flight recross
The Tai-yeh lake :
And in the Emperor's garden all
The new buds break.
The year brings light to every place
If palace or if cot :
But no one knows what colors yet
The spring will take.
Confirmed with William John Bainbrigge Fletcher, Gems of Chinese verse, Shanghai : Commercial press, 1919, p.179
Text Authorship:
- by William John Bainbrigge Fletcher (1879 - 1933), "The Spring", appears in Gems of Chinese verse [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Chang Chung-Sur , "漢苑行"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Phyllis Campbell (1891 - 1974), "The spring", copyright © 2018 [ voice and piano ], Wirripang Pty Ltd [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-04-17
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Word count: 42