by Kumagai Naoyoshi (1782 - 1862)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Human Life
Language: English after the Japanese (日本語)
We have seen the cherry blossom We have viewed the harvest moon Who dares to say this life Is not worth living after all
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Kumagai Naoyoshi (1782 - 1862) [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 Man-Ching Donald Yu (b. 1980), "Human Life", 2001 [ soprano and piano ], from Five Japanese Lyrics, no. 1, Donemus [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-04-26
Line count: 4
Word count: 25