by Chao I (1727 - 1814)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
On my pillow
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
With head on pillow, I made a verse, but, mistrusting my memory, I donned my coat and rose to write it under the guttering lamp. My simple wife chuckled, "Why all this trouble?" Even the children at their lessons do not fuss like this!"
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Chao I (1727 - 1814) [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 Edward Rushton , "On my pillow", 1999-2000, first performed 2000 [voice and piano], from China Soup, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Edward Rushton
This text was added to the website: 2012-03-31
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Word count: 44