sixty-six times have these eyes beheld the
     changing scenes of autumn  
 I have said enough about moonlight; ask me
     no more
 Only listen to the voice of pines and cedars
     when no wind stirs

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Written by Ryonen (b. 1797) Zen Bhuddist nun

Text Authorship:

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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 Shih-Hui Chen (b. 1962), no title, 1992 [ soprano and chamber orchestra ], from 66 Times, the Voice of Pines and Cedars, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by James Philip Edwin Whitbourn (1963 - 2024), "The Changing Scenes", 2007 [ chorus and viola ], from Luminosity, no. 2, Chester Music Ltd [sung text not yet checked]

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