by Taigu Ryōkan (1758 - 1831)
Translation by Jakob Fischer (flourished c1937)
The spring has passed
Language: English after the Japanese (日本語)
How deep and motionless is the solitude of my hut! The spring has passed with quiet steps; And this long while No living hand has moved the bar of my gate. Only the tall-plumed bamboos shake the silence As they stretch their arms, with the gathering weeds, about my door.
Text Authorship:
- by Jakob Fischer (flourished c1937) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Taigu Ryōkan (1758 - 1831) [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 Florence Marga Richter (1926 - 2020), "The spring has passed", 2002 [ voice and piano ], from Dew-Drops on a Lotus Leaf: 3 Summer, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-27
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