by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762)
Translation by Oton Župančič (1878 - 1949)
静夜思
Language: Chinese (中文)
Available translation(s): ENG
床前明月光, 疑是地上霜。 舉頭望明月, 低頭思故鄉。
Authorship:
- by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "静夜思" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Launcelot Alfred Cranmer-Byng (1872 - 1945) , "Thoughts in a tranquil night", appears in A Lute of Jade, being selections from the classical poets of China, first published 1909 [an adaptation] ; composed by Gena Branscombe.
- Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Seppo Nummi.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Jean-Robert Blanc.
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by François Cheng (b. 1929) , "Pensée nocturne", appears in L'écriture poétique chinoise, first published 1977, copyright © ; composed by Bruno Gousset.
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Dorel Handman.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946) , appears in Die chinesische Flöte [an adaptation] ; composed by Gottfried von Einem, Ernst Křenek, Léonard Pieter Joseph Michielsen, Krzysztof Penderecki, James Martin Simon, Anton von Webern.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hans Heilmann (1859 - 1930) , "In der Herberge" ; composed by Othmar Schoeck.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Otto Hauser (1876 - 1944) , "In stiller Nacht", first published 1906 ; composed by Josef Eduard Ploner.
- Also set in Slovenian (Slovenščina), a translation by Oton Župančič (1878 - 1949) ; composed by Anton Lajovic.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jasmine Wiese) , "Thoughts on a Quiet Night", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Fan Yang
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-02
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Word count: 4
Mesec v izbi
Language: Slovenian (Slovenščina)  after the Chinese (中文)
Svetlo pred posteljo, glej, mesec sije, Kot kadar sneg blesteči vso zemljo pokrije. Obrnem glavo navzgor… glej, mesec čist in tih. Spet nagnem glavo… in k tebi v daljavo, tja k tebi moj daljni dom, vas, mi splava tožen vzdih!
Authorship:
- by Oton Župančič (1878 - 1949) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762), "静夜思"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Anton Lajovic (1878 - 1960), "Mesec v izbi" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-07
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Word count: 40