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The Swallow Has Gone (tsubame sarinu) [Die Schwälble zie het]


Senow Music Sheet No. 80
セノオ楽譜一八番 燕去りぬ
Designer: Saitō Kazō (Japanese, 1887 – 1955)
Composer: Johannes Brahms (German, 1833 – 1897)
Translator: Futami Kōhei (Japanese, 1885 – 1970)
Publisher: Seno'o ongaku shuppansha (Japanese)
Japanese
Taishô era
1917 (Taishô 6), December 16

Medium/Technique Color lithograph; ink on paper
Dimensions Height x width: 30.3 × 22.5 cm (11 15/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mary and Robert Levenson
Accession Number2023.1125
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMusical scores

DescriptionTranslation of lyrics from Japanese, by Kuniko and Kendall Brown:
The Swallow Has Gone (German, Die Schwälble zie het, and Japanese lyrics)
"The swallow has gone, has gone,
It set out for a warm home.
So sad to be left behind,
All alone in my house.
To journey through lovely countries
Now, Swallow, come, come quickly!
Be my guide."
Marks marked “SK” at lower right
ProvenanceBy 2019, Mary and Robert Levenson, Belleair, FL; 2023, gift of Mary and Robert Levenson to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 2023)