by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
Translation Singable translation © by Maurice Wright (b. 1949)
Summer
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
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From the Zemlinsky score.
From the Zemlinsky score.
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Maurice Wright (b. 1949), "Summer", copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Sommer II"
Based on:
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Kalidasa (flourished 5th century) [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 Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Summer", op. 27 (Twelve songs: for soprano and piano) no. 2 (1937/8), published c1978 [ soprano and piano ], Hillsdale, N.Y. : Mobart Music Publications, also set in German (Deutsch)
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