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Black Crossing (Kuromi watareru) on Poems by H. Heine and T. Matsushima [Tonbilder uber Gedichte von H. Heine von T. Matsushima]


Heine Music Sheet (Haine gakufu) No.1
ハイネ楽譜第一編 黒みわたれる
Designer: Okano Sakae (Japanese, 1880–1942)
Composer: Matsushima Tsune (Japanese, 1890 – 1985)
Lyricist: Heinrich Heine (German, 1797–1856)
Publisher: Jūjiya gakkiten (Japanese)
Japanese
Taishô era
1922 (Taishô 10), January 15, 2nd edition; 1st edition, 1921 (Taishô 10), December 24

Medium/Technique Color lithograph; ink on paper
Dimensions Height x width: 29.1 × 14.1 cm (11 7/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mary and Robert Levenson
Accession Number2023.1102
ClassificationsMusical scores

DescriptionTranslation of lyrics from Japanese, by Kuniko and Kendall Brown:
Mit schwarzen Segeln segelt mein Schiff (With Black Sails Sails My Ship) (German & Japanese)
"Hoisting spreading black sails,
My ship runs over the waves
You know well the pain and
Heartache you have given me.
Your heart blows like
The heart of the wind.
Hoisting its black sails
My ship runs over the waves."
Marks Square mark: "Sakae"
ProvenanceBy 2019, Mary and Robert Levenson, Belleair, FL; 2023, gift of Mary and Robert Levenson to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 2023)