by Kumagai Naoyoshi (1782 - 1862)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
In the Beautiful Night
Language: English after the Japanese (日本語)
Fireflies fitted in those dark spots Where the moonlight did not fall Although I strove to put the memory by That night I could not sleep at all.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "In the Beautiful Night" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Kumagai Naoyoshi (1782 - 1862) [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 Man-Ching Donald Yu (b. 1980), "In the Beautiful Night", 2001 [ soprano and piano ], from Five Japanese Lyrics, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-04-23
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Word count: 29