by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by E. D. (Evangeline Dora) Edwards (1888 - 1957)
Fishing
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
A light spring breeze, A tiny boat A silken line, A bobbing float, A carpet of flow'rs, A jar of wine, For a moment in a lifetime Liberty's mine!
Text Authorship:
- by E. D. (Evangeline Dora) Edwards (1888 - 1957) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [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 Arthur Oldham (1926 - 2003), "Fishing", from Chinese Lyrics [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 29