by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Pavel Karlin

送友人
Language: Chinese (中文) 
青山橫北郭，
白水遶東城。
此地一為別，
孤蓬萬里征。

浮雲游子意，
落日故人情。
揮手自茲去，
蕭蕭班馬鳴。

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  • Also set in English, a translation by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972) , appears in Cathay, first published 1915 ; composed by Olivier Greif.
  • Also set in English, a translation by Jacob Avshalomov (1919 - 2013) , copyright © ; composed by Jacob Avshalomov.
  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928) , "Geleit " [an adaptation] ; composed by Adrianus Gerardus Petrus Verhaar.
  • Also set in Slovenian (Slovenščina), a translation by Pavel Karlin ; composed by Lucijan Marija Škerjanc.

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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-17
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Beli oblaki
Language: Slovenian (Slovenščina)  after the Chinese (中文) 
Preko zelenih gor, v mrzlo tujino
Beli oblaki te spremljajo v sivo daljino …
Preko zelenih gor, preko šumečih rek,
Bela se pota vijejo, beli oblaki te spremljajo …

Proti večeru se vležejo 
na jezera mirno gladino,
Zjutraj pa zopet s teboj na pot, v mrzlo,
neznano tujino.

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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-08
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Word count: 48