Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Echoes
Language: English  after the Japanese (日本語)
The soft autumn winds bring echoes of a koto played in the distance. Why must the whispered refrain remind me I love in vain?
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Japanese (日本語) by Mibu no Tadamine [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 Stephen Paulus (b. 1949), "Echoes" [soprano and piano], from Songs of Love and Longing, no. 4, European American Music [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Michael P Rosewall [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2017-05-11
Line count: 5
Word count: 24