Blüten schneien.... 
ein Nebelschleier 
verhüllt den See.
Die Wildgänse schreien
am [heiligen]1 Weiher 
von Iware.

Dunkler Träume Schar 
tanzt ihren [Reihen]2;
mein Herz ist schwer:
wenn übers Jahr 
die Wildgänse schreien,
hör' ich's nicht mehr.

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¹ Peterka, Possanner: "heil'gen"
² Peterka: "Reigen"

Text Authorship:

• by Paul Alfred Enderling (1880 - 1938), "Am heiligen See", appears in Japanische Novellen und Gedichte, first published 1905 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

• a text in Japanese (日本語) by Ohotsuno Ozi (663 - 686) [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 Rudolf Peterka (1894 - 1933), "Am heiligen See" [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Emma Possanner , "Am heiligen See" [ voice and piano ], from 9 Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Am heiligen See", op. 45 (Japanische Lieder) no. 1, copyright © 1908 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Grete von Zieritz (1899 - 2001), "An heiligen See", published 192-? [ voice and piano ], from Japanische Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946) , "Trübes Lied", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik ; composed by Gottfried von Einem, Paul Frankenburger, as Paul Ben-Haim, Artur Immisch.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Alfred Angermayer (1881 - 1943) , "Am heiligen See" ; composed by Lili Hutterstrasser-Scheidl, as Lio Hans.
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• Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Brandt , appears in Японская лирика (Japonskaja lirika), first published 1912 ; composed by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English [singable] (Edward Oxenford) , "At the Holy Lake"

Research team for this page: Harry Joelson , Johann Winkler

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