by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928)
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 checked 1 time 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 (1927 - 2022) , "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", appears in Die chinesische Flöte [an adaptation] ; composed by Hans Altmann, Felicitas Kukuck, Gustav Mahler, Emil Sjögren.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928) , "Im Frühling", appears in Li Tai-pe ; composed by Emil Anner, Helmut Barbe.
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]
Researcher for this page: Corey Luis
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-16
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Im Frühling
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Chinese (中文)
Wenn Leben innrer Träume Widerschein — Wozu sich an die Stirne schlagen? Berauschen will ich mich an allen Tagen Und schlafe trunken vor den Säulen ein. Die Wimpern heb' ich auf — und bin erwacht. Ein Vogel singt in blühenden Geweben. Ich frage ihn, in welcher Zeit wir Leben. Er sagt: da Frühling Vögel singen macht. Erschüttert bin ich: wenn ich weinen geh'. Ich gieß' den Becher voll. Die Lippe trinkt. Ich singe laut, bis Mond im Blauen blinkt, Vergesse Mond und Lied und Li-tai-pe.
Confirmed with Klabund, Li Tai-pe, Project Gutenberg, 1915
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), "Im Frühling", appears in Li Tai-pe [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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 Emil Anner (1870 - 1925), "Im Frühling", op. 7 (Drei Lieder von Li-Tai-Po ) no. 1, published 1921 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Helmut Barbe (b. 1927), "Im Frühling", 1964 [ chorus ], from Chinesische Impressionen: nach Gedichten von Li Tai Pe, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 85