by Taigu Ryōkan (1758 - 1831)
Translation by Jakob Fischer (flourished c1937)
Mortal life is as a drop of dew
Language: English after the Japanese (日本語)
Mortal life is as a drop of dew, Empty and fleeting. My years have gone, And now, quivering and frail, I must fade away.
Text Authorship:
- by Jakob Fischer (flourished c1937) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Taigu Ryōkan (1758 - 1831) [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 Florence Marga Richter (1926 - 2020), "Mortal life is as a drop of dew", 2002 [ voice and piano ], from Dew-Drops on a Lotus Leaf: 7 Epiloge, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-27
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