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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

Leichtes Spiel
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Japanese (日本語) 
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Nichts leichter, als ein Mädchenherz 
Beim milden Duft der Pflaumenblüten 
Bis in die Tiefen zu betören 
Durch Liebessang und Flötenspiel!

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Leichtes Spiel", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik, first published 1911 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Japanese (日本語) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist  [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 Gottfried von Einem (1918 - 1996), "Leichtes Spiel", op. 15 no. 13 [ voice and piano ], from Japanische Blätter. 16 Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 13, Schott's Söhne / Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (1894 - 1969), "Leichtes Spiel", 1957, from Japanischer Frühling, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885 - 1974), "Leichtes Spiel", op. 8 no. 4 (1911) [ voice and piano ], from Kirschblütenlieder, no. 4, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-09-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 20

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