literature &mdash; Tony's Little Logbook https://blog.tonyshouse.art/tag:literature <a href="https://write.as/phtan/feed">RSS</a> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:50:21 +0000 a letter to myself, on the occasion of the full moon in the month of May 2019 A.D. https://blog.tonyshouse.art/a-letter-to-myself-on-the-occasion-of-the-full-moon-in-the-month-of-may-2019?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I want to hurry to witness the pastel colours of a (sky at the time of) sun-rise - it is now near the time in the early morning when the birds, somewhat near my bed, start chirping after their nocturnal silence - so I shall endeavour to be concise. Reportedly, the text of a work by a Gottfried August Bürger appears in a work of the famous Ludwig van Beethoven, "Gegenliebe", WoO. 118 no. 2 (1794-95). (according to a web-site, the Internet-address of which I provide later). !--more-- That particular work of Bürger's has a title that has been translated, by a person whose name I am not aware of, as 'Reciprocal love'. I reproduce the German text below, and afterward provide a hyperlink to a web-site where I have seen an English translation - the same web-site above-mentioned. Wüßt' ich, wüßt' ich, daß du mich Lieb und wert ein bißchen hieltest, Und von dem, was ich für dich, Nur ein Hundertteilchen fühltest; Daß dein Dank hübsch meinem Gruß' Halben Wegs entgegen käme, Und dein Mund den Wechselkuß Gerne gäb' und wiedernähme: Dann, o Himmel, außer sich, Würde ganz mein Herz zerlodern! Leib und Leben könnt' ich dich Nicht vergebens lassen fodern! -- Gegengunst erhöhet Gunst, Liebe nähret Gegenliebe, Und entflammt zu Feuersbrunst, Was ein Aschenfünkchen bliebe. I saw the afore-mentioned English transation at: 'Love given, love returned...' in 'The LiederNet Archive'. http://www.lieder.net/get_text.html?TextId=33245 The translator of that particular 2007 translation: Bertram Kottmann; email address: BKottmann@t-online.de TinyLetter literature]]> I want to hurry to witness the pastel colours of a (sky at the time of) sun-rise – it is now near the time in the early morning when the birds, somewhat near my bed, start chirping after their nocturnal silence – so I shall endeavour to be concise.

Reportedly, the text of a work by a Gottfried August Bürger appears in a work of the famous Ludwig van Beethoven, “Gegenliebe”, WoO. 118 no. 2 (1794-95). (according to a web-site, the Internet-address of which I provide later).

That particular work of Bürger's has a title that has been translated, by a person whose name I am not aware of, as 'Reciprocal love'. I reproduce the German text below, and afterward provide a hyperlink to a web-site where I have seen an English translation – the same web-site above-mentioned.

Wüßt' ich, wüßt' ich, daß du mich Lieb und wert ein bißchen hieltest, Und von dem, was ich für dich, Nur ein Hundertteilchen fühltest;

Daß dein Dank hübsch meinem Gruß' Halben Wegs entgegen käme, Und dein Mund den Wechselkuß Gerne gäb' und wiedernähme:

Dann, o Himmel, außer sich, Würde ganz mein Herz zerlodern! Leib und Leben könnt' ich dich Nicht vergebens lassen fodern! —

Gegengunst erhöhet Gunst, Liebe nähret Gegenliebe, Und entflammt zu Feuersbrunst, Was ein Aschenfünkchen bliebe.

I saw the afore-mentioned English transation at: 'Love given, love returned...' in 'The LiederNet Archive'. http://www.lieder.net/get_text.html?TextId=33245

The translator of that particular 2007 translation: Bertram Kottmann; email address: BKottmann@t-online.de

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]]> https://blog.tonyshouse.art/a-letter-to-myself-on-the-occasion-of-the-full-moon-in-the-month-of-may-2019 Thu, 23 May 2019 21:09:42 +0000 tonight is the full moon of February 2019 A.D. https://blog.tonyshouse.art/musical-compositions-in-nodame-cantabile?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I don't know when I started noting the musical compositions that have been featured in what little I've read of the manga-series 'Nodame Cantabile', !--more-- as published under Del Rey Books - in an English-language translation (the author's name is Tomoko Ninomiya); nevertheless, I reproduce those notes here: (please note that, the manga-series being a fictional work, the musical compositions that are mentioned in it may not exist outside of the manga) Dvořák Symphony #5 Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in Cm, Op 18 Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A Major? Eroica Beethoven's 5th piano concerto, 'Fate' Tchaikovsky, 'Pathetique'. Symphony no. 6 in Bm, Op. 74 Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1, 'Dance in the village inn' Edward Elgar Sonata for violin and piano in E Minor, Op 82 Mozart's Concerto for oboe and orchestra in C major (K. 314) Brahms Symphony No. 1. C Minor Op. 68 Schumann Op. 115 'Manfred Overture' Schubert piano sonata No. 16 in Am D. 845 J.S. Bach. Well-tempered Clavier No. 2. No. 16 in Gm. BMV885 Chopin Etude Op. 10-4 Liszt Études d'exécutíon transcendante No. 5 'Feux follets' Debussy "the isle of joy" Brahms 'Paganini variations' Op. 35-1 Ravel 'Phantoms of the night Scarbo' Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 Stravinsky. Three movements from Petrouchka. Beethoven. Sonata No. 23 in Fm, Op. 57 'Appassionata' Schumann. Sonata No. 2 in Gm, Op. 22 Debussy. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. Sarasate. 'Carmen Fantasy'. R. Strauss. 'Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche'. Chopin. Preludes Op. 28 No. 21 lists piano lunaticus TinyLetter literature]]> I don't know when I started noting the musical compositions that have been featured in what little I've read of the manga-series 'Nodame Cantabile', as published under Del Rey Books – in an English-language translation (the author's name is Tomoko Ninomiya); nevertheless, I reproduce those notes here: (please note that, the manga-series being a fictional work, the musical compositions that are mentioned in it may not exist outside of the manga)

  1. Dvořák Symphony #5
  2. Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in Cm, Op 18
  3. Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A Major?
  4. Eroica
  5. Beethoven's 5th piano concerto, 'Fate'
  6. Tchaikovsky, 'Pathetique'. Symphony no. 6 in Bm, Op. 74
  7. Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1, 'Dance in the village inn'
  8. Edward Elgar Sonata for violin and piano in E Minor, Op 82
  9. Mozart's Concerto for oboe and orchestra in C major (K. 314)
  10. Brahms Symphony No. 1. C Minor Op. 68
  11. Schumann Op. 115 'Manfred Overture'
  12. Schubert piano sonata No. 16 in Am D. 845
  13. J.S. Bach. Well-tempered Clavier No. 2. No. 16 in Gm. BMV885
  14. Chopin Etude Op. 10-4
  15. Liszt Études d'exécutíon transcendante No. 5 'Feux follets'
  16. Debussy “the isle of joy”
  17. Brahms 'Paganini variations' Op. 35-1
  18. Ravel 'Phantoms of the night '
  19. Beethoven's Symphony No. 7
  20. Stravinsky. Three movements from Petrouchka.
  21. Beethoven. Sonata No. 23 in Fm, Op. 57 'Appassionata'
  22. Schumann. Sonata No. 2 in Gm, Op. 22
  23. Debussy. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune.
  24. Sarasate. 'Carmen Fantasy'.
  25. R. Strauss. 'Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche'.
  26. Chopin. Preludes Op. 28 No. 21

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]]> https://blog.tonyshouse.art/musical-compositions-in-nodame-cantabile Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:57:53 +0000 tonight is the full moon of December 2018 A.D. https://blog.tonyshouse.art/full-moon-dec-2018?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I reproduce the text of three songs in the record 'Mi jardín solitario; Madrigal y cinco canciones sefardíes; Concierto de cienfuegos'. The texts are by Celedonio Romero (1913 - 1996), as translated into English by Susannah Howe. First, the song 'Soledad!' Let the horse run free, don't pull on his reins, for the day may come when you want him to run but can't Don't let your heart be tainted by evil, and if love has gone... let it go, Soledad! !--more-- In Spanish: Deja correr el caballo no le tires de la rienda, que puede ser que algún día quiera correrlo y no puedas. No manches tu corazón con tinta de la maldad, y si el cariño se ha ido ... ¡déjalo, Soledad! The next song is 'My heart is breaking' or 'El corazón se me parte' My heart is breaking with grief and misery knowing you are in the world yet dead to me I told a stone in the street of my misfortune: see what effect my words had, that stone broke in two! In Spanish: El corazón se me parte de pena y de sentimiento al ver que estás en el mundo y para mí ya te has muerto A una piedra de la calle le conté yo mi dolor: ¡mira lo que le diría que la piedra se partió! Finally comes the (poignant) song 'The Evening' or 'La tarde': The evening became sad, breaking olive boughs and watering fields and fields of wheat with the tears that fell from its clouds Centuries-old wheatfields, centuries in oblivion, the evening wanted to kill itself and hanged itself from an olive tree The Spanish words, which are what are sung, are: La tarde se puso triste quebrando ramas de olivos y con llanto de sus nubes regando trigos y trigos. ¡Trigales de siglos llenos! de sigolos en el olvido, la tarde quiso matarse y se colgó de un olivo TinyLetter literature lunaticus]]> I reproduce the text of three songs in the record 'Mi jardín solitario; Madrigal y cinco canciones sefardíes; Concierto de cienfuegos'. The texts are by Celedonio Romero (1913 – 1996), as translated into English by Susannah Howe.

First, the song 'Soledad!'

Let the horse run free, don't pull on his reins, for the day may come when you want him to run but can't

Don't let your heart be tainted by evil, and if love has gone... let it go, Soledad!

In Spanish:

Deja correr el caballo no le tires de la rienda, que puede ser que algún día quiera correrlo y no puedas.

No manches tu corazón con tinta de la maldad, y si el cariño se ha ido ... ¡déjalo, Soledad!

The next song is 'My heart is breaking' or 'El corazón se me parte'

My heart is breaking with grief and misery knowing you are in the world yet dead to me I told a stone in the street of my misfortune: see what effect my words had, that stone broke in two!

In Spanish:

El corazón se me parte de pena y de sentimiento al ver que estás en el mundo y para mí ya te has muerto A una piedra de la calle le conté yo mi dolor: ¡mira lo que le diría que la piedra se partió!

Finally comes the (poignant) song 'The Evening' or 'La tarde':

The evening became sad, breaking olive boughs and watering fields and fields of wheat with the tears that fell from its clouds

Centuries-old wheatfields, centuries in oblivion, the evening wanted to kill itself and hanged itself from an olive tree

The Spanish words, which are what are sung, are:

La tarde se puso triste quebrando ramas de olivos y con llanto de sus nubes regando trigos y trigos.

¡Trigales de siglos llenos! de sigolos en el olvido, la tarde quiso matarse y se colgó de un olivo

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