Translation by Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904)
Fireflies
Language: English after the Japanese (日本語)
Fireflies, Fireflies, Already sparkling, and it is not yet dark! Ah the Fireflies! they hide themselves in the moonlight! When the water grasses Appear to grow dark, the Fireflies begin to fly!
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 Gertrude Ross (1889 - 1957), "Fireflies", copyright © 1917 [ voice and piano ], from 大和調べ = Yamata Shirabe = Art Songs of Japan, no. 3, White-Smith Music Publishing Cо [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-04-06
Line count: 6
Word count: 32