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by Okishima (flourished 8th century)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

Im Bambushaine meines Gartens hör ich
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語) 
Our translations:  ENG
Im Bambushaine meines Gartens hör ich
Die Nachtigall mit müder Stimme klagen, -- 
Sie trauert, weil die weissen Pflaumenblüten
In Scharen von den Bäumen niederfallen,
Weil nun der Lenz mit seinen Wundern flieht.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hans Bethge, Japanischer Frühling, Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1918, page 21.


Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Frühlings Ende", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik, first published 1911 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Okishima (flourished 8th century) [text unavailable]
    • 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 Maria Bach (1896 - 1978), "Frühlings Ende", published 1930 [ high voice and orchestra or piano ], from Japanischer Frühling : nach altjapanischen Dichtungen, no. 14, Wien : L. Doblinger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Ebert (1889 - 1952), "Frühlings Ende", op. 9 no. 4, published 1916 [ voice and piano ], from Exotische Lieder. Ein Zyklus für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. Erstes Heft, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Walter Hekster (b. 1937), "Frühlings Ende", 1981, copyright © 1981 [ medium voice, clarinet and piano ], from Songs from the Japanese, no. 2, Amsterdam : Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Kowalski (1882 - 1956), "Frühlings Ende", 1938 [ voice and piano ], from Japanischer Frühling, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Richard Oschanitzky (1901 - 1971), "Im Bambushain", in collection Lucrări ale compozitorilor germani din R.P.R., Bucureşti, c1952 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Rankl (1898 - 1968), "Frühlingsende", 1920 [ female voice and piano ], from 4 Lieder für eine Frauenstimme, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Frühlings Ende", op. 95a no. 3 (2016) [ contralto and hammered dulcimer ], from Vogelsang, Vogelflug. Fünf Bruchstücke der Begegnung, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Arnold Winternitz (1874 - 1928), "Frühlings Ende" [ voice and piano ], from Japanischer Frühling, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-25
Line count: 5
Word count: 32

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