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- Vagn Holmboe
Moya, Op. 57 (1952)
- Edition Wilhelm Hansen Copenhagen (World)
Programme Note
”Moya”, 7 Japanese Songs
Translated into Danish by Carl Kjersmeier
“Moya” is Japanese and means something like “mist”. Imitation of Japanese music has not been aimed at, but in some of the songs there is a slight touch of the transparent Koto or Shamisen music, which is typical Japanese.
V.H.
Danish texts:
1. Tåget aften
Hver aften, når tågen breder sig over engene,
og tranerne sørgmodigt kalder på hinanden,
tænker jeg på min elskede.
(Jakamosji, 8. årh.)
2. Blomstersne
Jeg troede, det sneede med blomster.
Men det var den elskede, der om mig i møde.
(Jorikito, 19. årh.)
3. Natten
Man siger, at vinternætterne er så lange,
men når jeg tilbringer en nat sammen med dig -
hvorfor er den da så kort?
(Komasji, 9. årh.)
4. Tillid
Alene min tillid til dit løfte om,
at vi snart igen skal mødes, holder mig i live,
thi ellers ville jeg for længst være død af længsel efter dig.
(Fukayabu, 9. årh.)
5. Døden
Når døden kommer til dig, elskede, vil jeg gribe den i struben,
for at den ikke skal tage dig med sig. -
Når døden kommer til mig, elskede, vil jeg tale med den, roligt,
som om jeg talte med mit eget billede i et spejl.
(Ryoko Kawaji, 20. årh.)
6. Åget
Fuglene flyver ud ved daggry, men vender tilbage
til deres rede, når mørket falder på.
Således er også menneskenes liv:
vi kunne leve livet frit, efter vort hjerte og sind,
men vi står op hver morgen og går til ro hver aften
i den samme by, i den samme gade,
i det samme hus, i den samme seng.
(Akiko Yosano, 20. årh.)
7. Sneen
Hvergang året nærmer sig sin ende,
bliver den sne, der dækker jorden,
og den sne, der dækker mit hoved,
hvidere og hvidere.
(Motokata, 9. årh.)
English texts:
1. Misty Evening
Every evening, when the mist is drifting over the meadows,
and the cranes sadly call each other,
I think of my love.
(Jakamosji, 8. cent.)
2. Flowersnow
I thought it was snowing with flowers.
But it was my beloved who came towards me.
(Jorikito, 19. cent.)
3. The night
They say that the winternights are so long,
but when I spend a night with you -
why then does it seem so short?
(Komasji, 9. cent.)
4. Faith
Only my faith in your vow: that we shall soon meet again,
keeps me alive.
Or else I should long since have died of longing for you.
(Fukayabu, 9. cent.)
5. Death
When death comes to you, my love, I will grasp him in the throat
so that he shall not take you away -
When death comes to me, my love, I will speak with him calmly,
as if I spoke with my own reflection in a mirror.
(Ryuko Kawaji, 20. Cent.)
6. The yoke
Thebirds fly out at dawn but return to their nest
when darkness falls.
Human life is likewise: we could live freely, of heart and mind,
but we raise every morning and go to rest every evening
in the same town, in the same street,
in the same house, in the same bed
(Akiko Yosano, 20. Cent.)
7. The snow
Every time the year approaches its end
the snow that covers the earth
and the snow that covers my head
get whiter and whiter.
(Motokata, 9. cent.)
Translated into Danish by Carl Kjersmeier
“Moya” is Japanese and means something like “mist”. Imitation of Japanese music has not been aimed at, but in some of the songs there is a slight touch of the transparent Koto or Shamisen music, which is typical Japanese.
V.H.
Danish texts:
1. Tåget aften
Hver aften, når tågen breder sig over engene,
og tranerne sørgmodigt kalder på hinanden,
tænker jeg på min elskede.
(Jakamosji, 8. årh.)
2. Blomstersne
Jeg troede, det sneede med blomster.
Men det var den elskede, der om mig i møde.
(Jorikito, 19. årh.)
3. Natten
Man siger, at vinternætterne er så lange,
men når jeg tilbringer en nat sammen med dig -
hvorfor er den da så kort?
(Komasji, 9. årh.)
4. Tillid
Alene min tillid til dit løfte om,
at vi snart igen skal mødes, holder mig i live,
thi ellers ville jeg for længst være død af længsel efter dig.
(Fukayabu, 9. årh.)
5. Døden
Når døden kommer til dig, elskede, vil jeg gribe den i struben,
for at den ikke skal tage dig med sig. -
Når døden kommer til mig, elskede, vil jeg tale med den, roligt,
som om jeg talte med mit eget billede i et spejl.
(Ryoko Kawaji, 20. årh.)
6. Åget
Fuglene flyver ud ved daggry, men vender tilbage
til deres rede, når mørket falder på.
Således er også menneskenes liv:
vi kunne leve livet frit, efter vort hjerte og sind,
men vi står op hver morgen og går til ro hver aften
i den samme by, i den samme gade,
i det samme hus, i den samme seng.
(Akiko Yosano, 20. årh.)
7. Sneen
Hvergang året nærmer sig sin ende,
bliver den sne, der dækker jorden,
og den sne, der dækker mit hoved,
hvidere og hvidere.
(Motokata, 9. årh.)
English texts:
1. Misty Evening
Every evening, when the mist is drifting over the meadows,
and the cranes sadly call each other,
I think of my love.
(Jakamosji, 8. cent.)
2. Flowersnow
I thought it was snowing with flowers.
But it was my beloved who came towards me.
(Jorikito, 19. cent.)
3. The night
They say that the winternights are so long,
but when I spend a night with you -
why then does it seem so short?
(Komasji, 9. cent.)
4. Faith
Only my faith in your vow: that we shall soon meet again,
keeps me alive.
Or else I should long since have died of longing for you.
(Fukayabu, 9. cent.)
5. Death
When death comes to you, my love, I will grasp him in the throat
so that he shall not take you away -
When death comes to me, my love, I will speak with him calmly,
as if I spoke with my own reflection in a mirror.
(Ryuko Kawaji, 20. Cent.)
6. The yoke
Thebirds fly out at dawn but return to their nest
when darkness falls.
Human life is likewise: we could live freely, of heart and mind,
but we raise every morning and go to rest every evening
in the same town, in the same street,
in the same house, in the same bed
(Akiko Yosano, 20. Cent.)
7. The snow
Every time the year approaches its end
the snow that covers the earth
and the snow that covers my head
get whiter and whiter.
(Motokata, 9. cent.)