by Zhang Ji ( flourished 8th century )
Translation by Kiang Kanghu (1883 - 1954)
枫桥夜泊」/ 月落乌啼霜满天
Language: Chinese (中文)
枫桥夜泊」 月落乌啼霜满天 江枫渔火对愁眠。 姑苏城外寒山寺 夜半钟声到客船。
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Text Authorship:
- by Zhang Ji ( flourished 8th century ) [author's text not yet checked 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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Kiang Kanghu (1883 - 1954) ; composed by Alice Ho.
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A Night Mooring Near Maple Bridge
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
While I watch the moon go down, a crow caws through the frost; Under the shadows of maple-trees a fisherman moves with his torch; And I hear, from beyond Su-chou, from the temple on Cold Mountain, Ringing for me, here in my boat, the midnight bell.
Text Authorship:
- by Kiang Kanghu (1883 - 1954) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Zhang Ji ( flourished 8th century )
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alice Ho (b. 1960), "A Night Mooring Near Maple Bridge", 2009 [ soprano, flute, violin, violoncello and piano ], from Three Songs From Tang Dynasty, no. 2
Publisher: Plangere Editions [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-10-27
Line count: 7
Word count: 46