by Harold Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968)
Translation by Erik Blomberg (1894 - 1965)
Now that the palace‑gate has softly...
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
Now that the palace-gate has softly closed on its flowers, Ladies file out to their pavilion of jade, Abrim to the lips with imperial gossip But not daring to breathe it with a parrot among them.
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Text Authorship:
- by Harold Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968), "A song of the palace", 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 Zhu Qingyu (flourished 9th century), "宮詞"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Kenneth Hesketh (b. 1968), "Three Commentaries: A Song at the Palace", first performed 2007 [ voice and piano ], from Shimmerwords and Idle Songs, no. 3a, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-28
Line count: 4
Word count: 36
Sång från palatset
Language: Swedish (Svenska) after the English
Porten har sakta stängts till palatsets trädgård, haremsdamerna trippa bort mot sin paviljong av jade. Ah! Proppfulla av kejserligt skvaller som ingen vågar andas om så länge de ha kejsarens papegoja mitt ibland sig.
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 Harold Witter Bynner (1881 - 1968), "A song of the palace", appears in The Jade Mountain, first published 1929
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Zhu Qingyu (flourished 9th century), "宮詞"
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), "Sång från palatset", 1948 [ voice and piano ], from 14 kinesiska sånger, no. 13 [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: 34