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by Nukata no Ōkimi, Princess (c630 - c690)
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

In Erwartung
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語) 
Ich wartete auf dich, von Sehnsucht fast
Verzehrt, -- da, ein Geräusch: [du nahst! du nahst!]1

Zu früh gejubelt, sehnsuchtsbanges Herz!
Es war der trügerische Wind des Herbstes,
Der [raschelnd durch den Bambusvorhang fuhr]2.

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•   W. Braunfels 

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Confirmed with Hans Bethge, Japanischer Frühling. Nachdichtungen japanischer Lyrik, Leipzig, Insel Verlag, 1920, page 9.

1 Braunfels:
Du nahst, Geliebter, dies sind deine Schritte,
du kommst durch den Kirschenhain.
Ach, du, du meiner Träume heißes Erleben,
du meiner Seele jubelndes Leben! . . .
2 Braunfels: "durch die Bambusbüsche raschelnd fuhr"

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "In Erwartung", 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 Nukata no Ōkimi, Princess (c630 - c690) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Elsa Ehlert-Hebermehl , "In Erwartung" [ voice and piano ], from Drei japanische Miniaturen, Nachdichtungen aus dem Japanischen Frühling von Hans Bethge für eine Singstimme und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
  • by Walter Braunfels (1882 - 1954), "Die Wartende", op. 62 no. 1 (1944-45) [ soprano and orchestra ], from Vier Japanische Gesänge, no. 1
    • View the full text. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-25
Line count: 5
Word count: 36

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