"I am endlessly yearning To be in Changan. ...Insects hum of autumn by the gold brim of the well; A thin frost glistens like little mirrors on my cold mat; The high lantern flickers; and. deeper grows my longing. I lift the shade and, with many a sigh, gaze upon the moon, Single as a flower, centred from the clouds. Above, I see the blueness and deepness of sky. Below, I see the greenness and the restlessness of water.... Heaven is high, earth wide; bitter between them flies my sorrow. Can I dream through the gateway, over the mountain? Endless longing Breaks my heart."
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Text Authorship:
- by Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968), "Endless yearning I", 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-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "長相思之一"
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: 2009-07-28
Line count: 13
Word count: 104
Jag längtar gränslöst till Ch'ang-an. Insekter surra höstlikt över brunnens kant, och frosten glittrar som små speglar på min matta. Lamplågan flämtar och min längtan växer Jag lyfter undan skärmen och betraktar månen, ensam som en blomma ibland mörka skyar. Däruppe himlens blåa djup, därnere rastlöst dunkla vatten. Hög är himlen, vid är jorden, mellan dem flyger bitter min sorg. Kan mina drömmar aldrig tränga över bergen? Gränslösa längtan som trycker mitt hjärta.
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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), "Endless yearning I", appears in The Jade Mountain, first published 1929
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "長相思之一"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Anna-Greta Rooth (1901 - 1993), "Gränslös längtan" [ voice and piano ], from Fyra kinesiska sånger, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hilding Rosenberg (1892 - 1985), "Gränslös längtan", 1951 [ voice and piano ], from 14 kinesiska sånger, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-09-14
Line count: 13
Word count: 73