by Munenaga, Prince (1311?2 - 1385?)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
An die Wildgänse
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Japanese (日本語)
Eilt nicht so sehr, Wildgänse dort am Himmel, In eure alte Heimat heimzukehren, -- Wisst ihr denn nicht, dass eurer Heimat Berge Euch längst vergassen, da ihr ferne wart?
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "An die Wildgänse", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik, first published 1918 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Munenaga, Prince (1311?2 - 1385?) [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 Maria Bach (1896 - 1978), "An die Wildgänse", published 1930 [ high voice and orchestra or piano ], from Japanischer Frühling : nach altjapanischen Dichtungen, no. 9, Wien : L. Doblinger [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-25
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Word count: 28