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by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968)
Translation by Erik Blomberg (1894 - 1965)

Crossing the Han River
Language: English  after the Chinese (中文) 
Away from home, I was longing for news
Winter after winter, spring after spring.
Now, nearing my village, meeting people,
I dare not ask a single question.

Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

Text Authorship:

  • by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968), "Crossing the Han River", appears in The Jade Mountain, first published 1929 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Li Pin , "渡漢江"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

    [ None yet in the database ]


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-27
Line count: 4
Word count: 27

På väg över Hanfloden
Language: Swedish (Svenska)  after the English 
Långt borta från hemmet längtade jag efter nyheter, 
vinter efter vinter, vår efter vår.
Nu då jag närmar mig min by och möter människor 
vågar jag inte fråga dem om någonting alls.

Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

Text Authorship:

  • by Erik Blomberg (1894 - 1965), appears in Jadeberget, kinesisk lyrik från Tangdynastin 618-906 , first published 1944 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in English by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968), "Crossing the Han River", appears in The Jade Mountain, first published 1929
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Li Pin , "渡漢江"
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Hilding Rosenberg (1892 - 1985), "På väg över Hanfloden", 1945 [ voice and piano ], from 14 kinesiska sånger, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-09-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 32

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