Zhang Ji (poet from Hubei)

Not to be confused with Zhang Ji (poet from Jiangnan).
Statue of Zhang Ji at the Maple Bridge, Suzhou

Zhang Ji (traditional Chinese: 張繼; simplified Chinese: 张继; pinyin: Zhāng Jì; Wade–Giles: Chang Chi; fl.Tooltip floruit 8th century), courtesy name Yisun (懿孙), was a Chinese poet born in Xiangyang during the Tang dynasty.

Little is known of his life; his approximate dates are 712–715 to 779; he is known to have passed the jinshi examination in 753. He rose to be a secretary in the Board of Revenue.[1]

He is incorrectly credited under the name Chang Tsi as the author of the original Chinese text for the second movement of Das Lied von der Erde by Gustav Mahler.[2][3] The actual author of the poem used by Mahler was Qian Qi.[4]

  1. ^ Herbert A. Giles. "Chang Chi." A Chinese Biographical Dictionary. 1898.
  2. ^ Freed, Richard (2003-11-20). "About the Composition: Das Lied von der Erde". John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Teng-Leong Chew: The Identity of the Chinese Poem Mahler adapted for "Von der Jugend"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  4. ^ Quantangshi, 卷236_23 《效古秋夜長》 錢起