by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
Translation by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt
Trübes Lied
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語)
Die Blüten rieseln nieder. Dichter Nebel Verbirgt den See. Die wilden Gänse rufen Erschreckt am heiligen [Teich]1 von Iware. Düstere Träume schatten um mein Haupt. Mein Herz ist schwer. Wenn übers Jahr die Gänse Von neuem rufen, hör ich sie nicht mehr.
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1 Immisch: "Teiche"
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1 Immisch: "Teiche"
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Trübes Lied", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ohotsuno Ozi (663 - 686) [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 Gottfried von Einem (1918 - 1996), "Trübes Lied", op. 15 no. 6 [ voice and piano ], from Japanische Blätter. 16 Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 6, Schott's Söhne / Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Frankenburger (1897 - 1984), as Paul Ben-Haim, "Trübes Lied", 1922, from Japanischer Frühling, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Walter Hekster (b. 1937), "Trübes Lied", 1981, copyright © 1981 [ medium voice, clarinet and piano ], from Songs from the Japanese, no. 1, Amsterdam : Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Artur Immisch (1902 - 1949), "Trübes Lied", 1929 [ voice and piano ], from 10 Lieder aus Japanischer Frühling, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Paul Alfred Enderling (1880 - 1938) , "Am heiligen See", appears in Japanische Novellen und Gedichte, first published 1905 ; composed by Rudolf Peterka, Emma Possanner, Leopold Van der Pals, Felix Paul Weingartner, Grete von Zieritz.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Alfred Angermayer (1881 - 1943) , "Am heiligen See" ; composed by Lili Hutterstrasser-Scheidl, as Lio Hans.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt , appears in Японская лирика (Japonskaja lirika), first published 1912 ; composed by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich.
Researcher for this page: Dmitri Smirnov
This text was added to the website: 2011-06-22
Line count: 6
Word count: 42
Pered samoubijstvom
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the German (Deutsch)
Uny'lo sy'plyutsya listy'. Gustoj tuman prud zastilaet. Gusi dikie krichat ispuganno na ozere, opyat` krichat. Sny' mrachny'e vitayut nad moej glavoj, na serdce tyazhest`. cherez god, kogda razdastsya snova krik gusej, ya ne usly'shu ix.
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Text Authorship:
- by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt , appears in Японская лирика (Japonskaja lirika), first published 1912 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Trübes Lied", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ohotsuno Ozi (663 - 686) [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 Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975), "Перед самоубийством", op. 21 no. 2 (1928) [ tenor and orchestra ], from Шесть романсов на слова японских поэтов (Shest' romansov na slova japonskikh po`etov) = Six romances on texts by Japanese poets, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Avant le suicide", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Prima del suicidio", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-20
Line count: 6
Word count: 35