Wo ich ferne des Mikane

Wo ich ferne des Mikane
hohen Gipfel ragen seh',
fällt der Regen endlos nieder,
nieder endlos fallt der Schnee.

Ganz so endlos, wie der Regen
und der Schnee vom Himmel thaut,
ist auch endlos meine Liebe
seit ich dich zuerst erschout.

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) , "Endlose Liebe (altjapanisch)", op. 47 no. 2 (189-?), from Vier Japanische Lieder, no. 2.
by Joseph Marx (1882-1964) , "Japanisches Regenlied", 1909.

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