Frühlings Ankunft (altjapanisch)

Winter entflieht, schon der Lenz sich zeigt,
perlend schimmert der Morgenthau
duftig der Abendnebel steigt,
über der grünen, dämmernden Au
Kamina bis Büsche erschallen
süss vom Sange der Nachtigall.

by Pierre Louys (1870-1925)

a text in Japanese by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , from Manyoshu, the oldest song collection, from 757 [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 Wilhelm Kienzl (1857-1941) , "Frühlings Ankunft (altjapanisch)", op. 47 no. 3 (189-?), from Vier Japanische Lieder, no. 3.

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