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Tell me, [thou Star]1, whose wings of light Speed thee in thy fiery flight, In what cavern of the night Will thy pinions close now? Tell me, Moon, thou pale and grey Pilgrim, of Heav'ns homeless way, In what depth of night or day, Seekest thou repose now? Weary wind, who wanderest Like the world's rejected guest Hast thou still some secret nest On the tree or billow?
C. Ives sets stanzas 1-2
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Text Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "The world's wanderers", first published 1824 [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):
- by Creighton Allen (1900 - 1969), "The world's wanderers", published 1954, from Shelley Songs, Cycle of Ten Songs, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "The world's wanderers", published 1937 [ SCTB chorus or SCTB quartet a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Florence Newell Barbour (1867 - 1946), "Tell me thou wanderers", published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Six Song Pictures, no. 3, Boston, A. P. Schmidt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maurice Blower (1894 - 1982), "Tell me, thou star", published 1955 [ SA chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Robert) Houston Bright (1916 - 1970), "Star, moon, and wind", published 1967 [ SATB chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by T. P. Carter , "The world's wanderers", 1918 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Martin Yeates Hurlstone (1876 - 1906), "Tell me, thou Star", 1900 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "The world's wanderers", 1895, stanzas 1-2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Clarence Lucas (1866 - 1947), "The world's wanderers" [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Danish (Dansk), a translation by Christian Preezmann (1822 - 1893) ; composed by Magda Bugge, Peter Arnold Heise.
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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Augusta Guidetti ; composed by Giorgio Federico Ghedini.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Poutníci světa"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 70
快说，星星，谁之光翼 使你这样的迅极， 什么样的夜洞里 将你的羽毛收起？ 快说，月，苍白灰暗 天上香客无家园， 白天黑夜到多晚 现在你才得休闲？ 心疲惫，还在流浪 人世间弃客一样， 你还有隐秘的巢， 树上还是在浪涛？
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Translations of title(s):
"Star, moon, and wind" = "星、月、风"
"Tell me, thou Star" = "快说，星星"
"Tell me thou wanderers" = "告诉我，你们这些流浪者"
"The world's wanderers" = "人世间的流浪者"
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from English to Chinese (中文) copyright © 2024 by Dr Huaixing Wang, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "The world's wanderers", first published 1824
This text was added to the website: 2024-02-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 12