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Alongside the stories we write ourselves, Tsukigo publishes works that are in the public domain — poems, folk tales, songs, and stories whose copyright has expired. We claim no ownership of them. This page lists every one, who made it, and the reason it is free for anyone to use, including you.

Our own additions to these texts — the translations, word-by-word breakdowns, readings, audio, and illustrations — are ours, and are covered by our Terms of Service. The underlying works are not.

Chinese

31 works
  • Baoyu Is Beaten

    Cao Xueqin · Qing dynasty

    曹雪芹

    Published as “紅樓夢”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 紅樓夢. The source is public domain (红楼梦 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats

    Luo Guanzhong · Ming dynasty

    罗贯中

    Published as “三國演義”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from a public-domain classical Chinese work. The source is public domain (pre-modern Chinese work); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Daiyu Buries the Flowers

    Cao Xueqin · Qing dynasty

    曹雪芹

    Published as “紅樓夢”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 紅樓夢. The source is public domain (红楼梦 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Discussing Heroes over Warm Wine and Green Plums

    Luo Guanzhong · Ming dynasty

    罗贯中

    Published as “三國演義”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 三國演義. The source is public domain (三国演义 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Fan Jin Passes the Provincial Examination

    Wu Jingzi · Qing dynasty

    吴敬梓

    Published as “儒林外史”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 儒林外史. The source is public domain (儒林外史 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Granny Liu's First Visit to the Rong Mansion

    Cao Xueqin · Qing dynasty

    曹雪芹

    Published as “紅樓夢”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 紅樓夢. The source is public domain (红楼梦 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Havoc in the Palace of Heaven

    Wu Cheng'en · Ming dynasty

    吴承恩

    Published as “西遊記”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 西遊記. The source is public domain (Ming-dynasty novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Lu Zhishen Uproots the Willow Tree

    Shi Nai'an · Ming dynasty

    施耐庵

    Published as “水滸傳 (120回本)”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 水滸傳 (120回本). The source is public domain (水浒传 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Major Lu Punches 'The Lord of the West'

    Shi Nai'an · Ming dynasty

    施耐庵

    Published as “水滸傳 (120回本)”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 水滸傳 (120回本). The source is public domain (水浒传 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Qingwen Mends the Peacock-Feather Cloak While Ill

    Cao Xueqin · Qing dynasty

    曹雪芹

    Published as “紅樓夢”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 紅樓夢. The source is public domain (红楼梦 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Quiet Night Thoughts

    Li Bai · Tang dynasty

    李白

    唐 dynasty classical poem; author long dead — public domain worldwide.

  • Scraping the Bone to Cure the Poison

    Luo Guanzhong · Ming dynasty

    罗贯中

    Published as “三國演義”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 三國演義. The source is public domain (三国演义 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Spring Morning

    Meng Haoran · Tang dynasty

    孟浩然

    唐 dynasty classical poem; author long dead — public domain worldwide.

  • Stealing the Manfruit

    Wu Cheng'en · Ming dynasty

    吴承恩

    Published as “西遊記”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 西遊記. The source is public domain (西游记 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Taking in Zhu Bajie at Gao Village

    Wu Cheng'en · Ming dynasty

    吴承恩

    Published as “西遊記”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 西遊記. The source is public domain (西游记 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Taking the Birthday Convoy by Cunning

    Shi Nai'an · Ming dynasty

    施耐庵

    Published as “水滸傳 (120回本)”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 水滸傳 (120回本). The source is public domain (水浒传 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • The Birth of the Monkey King

    Wu Cheng'en · Ming dynasty

    吴承恩

    Published as “西遊記”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 西遊記. The source is public domain (Ming-dynasty novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • The Empty City Stratagem

    Luo Guanzhong · Ming dynasty

    罗贯中

    Published as “三國演義”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 三國演義. The source is public domain (三国演义 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • The Oath in the Peach Garden

    Luo Guanzhong · Ming dynasty

    罗贯中

    Published as “三國演義”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 三國演義. The source is public domain (Ming-dynasty novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • The Real and the Fake Monkey King

    Wu Cheng'en · Ming dynasty

    吴承恩

    Published as “西遊記”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 西遊記. The source is public domain (西游记 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Three Beatings of the White Bone Demon

    Wu Cheng'en · Ming dynasty

    吴承恩

    Published as “西遊記”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 西遊記. The source is public domain (西游记 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu

    Luo Guanzhong · Ming dynasty

    罗贯中

    Published as “三國演義”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 三國演義. The source is public domain (三国演义 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Three Visits to the Thatched Hut

    Luo Guanzhong · Ming dynasty

    罗贯中

    Published as “三國演義”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 三國演義. The source is public domain (三国演义 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Wang Mian Paints Lotus Flowers

    Wu Jingzi · Qing dynasty

    吴敬梓

    Published as “儒林外史”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 儒林外史. The source is public domain (儒林外史 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Wu Song Fights the Tiger

    Shi Nai'an · Ming dynasty

    施耐庵

    Published as “水滸傳 (120回本)”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 水滸傳 (120回本). The source is public domain (水浒传 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Xiangling Learns to Write Poetry

    Cao Xueqin · Qing dynasty

    曹雪芹

    Published as “紅樓夢”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 紅樓夢. The source is public domain (红楼梦 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Yan the Licentiate Holds Up Two Fingers as He Dies

    Wu Jingzi · Qing dynasty

    吴敬梓

    Published as “儒林外史”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 儒林外史. The source is public domain (儒林外史 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Yang Zhi Sells His Blade

    Shi Nai'an · Ming dynasty

    施耐庵

    Published as “水滸傳 (120回本)”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 水滸傳 (120回本). The source is public domain (水浒传 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Yuanyang Refuses the Marriage

    Cao Xueqin · Qing dynasty

    曹雪芹

    Published as “紅樓夢”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 紅樓夢. The source is public domain (红楼梦 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Zhang Fei's Roar at Changban Bridge

    Luo Guanzhong · Ming dynasty

    罗贯中

    Published as “三國演義”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 三國演義. The source is public domain (三国演义 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

  • Zhou Jin Weeps in the Examination Hall

    Wu Jingzi · Qing dynasty

    吴敬梓

    Published as “儒林外史”

    Our retelling of a public-domain work — Newly written Mandarin prose for this corpus, retold from 儒林外史. The source is public domain (儒林外史 — Ming/Qing novel, public domain worldwide. Chinese Wikisource, not a modern annotated or simplified edition.); this prose is not the source text and is not a translation of it.

English

28 works
  • Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

    Traditional · 1744

    The Real Mother Goose

    Traditional anonymous rhyme, first printed 1744 — public domain worldwide.

  • Bed in Summer

    Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885

    A Child's Garden of Verses

    Published 1885; US public domain (pre-1931). Author d.1894, PD worldwide (life+70).

  • Boats Sail on the Rivers

    Christina Rossetti · 1872

    Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book

    Published as “Boats sail on the rivers”

    Published 1872; public domain worldwide.

  • From a Railway Carriage

    Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885

    A Child's Garden of Verses

    Published 1885; US public domain (pre-1931). Author d.1894, PD worldwide.

  • Hey Diddle Diddle

    Traditional · 1765

    The Real Mother Goose

    Published as “The Cat and the Fiddle”

    Traditional anonymous rhyme, first attested c. 1765 — public domain worldwide.

  • Hickory Dickory Dock

    Traditional · 1744

    The Real Mother Goose

    Published as “The Mouse and the Clock”

    Traditional anonymous rhyme, first printed 1744 — public domain worldwide.

  • How Doth the Little Crocodile

    Lewis Carroll · 1865

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Published 1865; author died 1898. Public domain worldwide.

  • Humpty Dumpty

    Traditional · 1797

    The Real Mother Goose

    Traditional anonymous rhyme, first attested 1797 — public domain worldwide.

  • Introduction to Songs of Innocence

    William Blake · 1789

    Songs of Innocence

    Published as “Introduction”

    Published 1789; public domain worldwide.

  • Jack and Jill

    Traditional · 1765

    The Real Mother Goose

    Traditional anonymous rhyme, centuries old — public domain worldwide.

  • Mary Had a Little Lamb

    Sarah Josepha Hale · 1830

    Poems for our Children

    Published as “Mary's Lamb”

    Published 1830 by Sarah Josepha Hale — public domain worldwide.

  • My Shadow

    Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885

    A Child's Garden of Verses

    Published 1885; US public domain (pre-1931). Author d.1894, PD worldwide (life+70).

  • One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

    Traditional · 1805

    Mother Goose / traditional (from The Real Mother Goose, 1916)

    Traditional anonymous rhyme, first printed 1805 — public domain worldwide.

  • Rain

    Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885

    A Child's Garden of Verses

    Published 1885; public domain worldwide (author d. 1894). Reproduced verbatim.

  • Sing a Song of Sixpence

    Traditional · 1744

    The Real Mother Goose

    Traditional anonymous rhyme, first printed 1744 — public domain worldwide.

  • Solomon Grundy

    Traditional · 1842

    Mother Goose / traditional (A Book of Nursery Songs and Rhymes, 1895)

    First collected 1842 by James Orchard Halliwell — public domain worldwide.

  • The Caterpillar

    Christina Rossetti · 1872

    Sing-Song

    Published 1872; public domain worldwide.

  • The Chimney-Sweeper (Innocence)

    William Blake · 1789

    Songs of Innocence

    Published as “The Chimney-Sweeper”

    Published 1789; public domain worldwide.

  • The Lamb

    William Blake · 1789

    Songs of Innocence

    Published 1789; public domain worldwide.

  • The Land of Counterpane

    Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885

    A Child's Garden of Verses

    Published 1885; US public domain (pre-1931). Author d.1894, PD worldwide.

  • The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

    Edward Lear · 1871

    Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets

    Published 1871; author died 1888. Public domain worldwide.

  • The Swing

    Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885

    A Child's Garden of Verses

    Published 1885; public domain worldwide (author d. 1894). Reproduced verbatim.

  • The Walrus and the Carpenter

    Lewis Carroll · 1871

    Through the Looking-Glass

    Published 1871; author died 1898. Public domain worldwide.

  • Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

    Jane Taylor · 1806

    Rhymes for the Nursery

    Published as “The Star”

    Published 1806 as "The Star" in Rhymes for the Nursery; public domain worldwide (author d. 1824). Reproduced verbatim.

  • Who Has Seen the Wind?

    Christina Rossetti · 1872

    Sing-Song

    Published 1872; public domain worldwide.

  • Windy Nights

    Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885

    A Child's Garden of Verses

    Published 1885; US public domain (pre-1931). Author d.1894, PD worldwide (life+70).

  • Wynken, Blynken, and Nod

    Eugene Field · 1889

    With Trumpet and Drum

    Published 1889; author died 1895. Public domain worldwide.

  • You Are Old, Father William

    Lewis Carroll · 1865

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Published 1865; author died 1898. Public domain worldwide.

Japanese

66 works
  • Acorn, Roll Along

    Lyrics: Aoki Nagayoshi · 1921

    青木存義

    Lyrics by 青木存義 (1879–1935, d.1935); public domain in Japan (life+70, expired). On ja.wikisource.

  • Bamboo

    Hagiwara Sakutarō · 1915

    萩原朔太郎

    Aozora 著作権フラグ=なし (author d.1942; public-domain per Aozora Bunko)

  • Bunbuku the Teakettle

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の神話と十大昔話

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • Butterfly

    Lyrics: Nomura Akitari · 1881

    野村秋足

    Published as “蝶々”

    Japanese lyrics by 野村秋足 (d.1902); public domain. German folk melody (PD, irrelevant to the text).

  • Cherry Blossoms, Cherry Blossoms

    Published by: Ministry of Education · Lyrics unknown · 1941

    文部省

    Published as “さくら さくら”

    Late-Edo koto melody; the standard 1941 文部省 text (…花ざかり) is an anonymous government publication, so its term ran from publication (50 years under the law then in force) — public domain since 1992.

  • Dried Fish

    Nakahara Chūya

    中原中也

    Aozora 著作権フラグ=なし (author d.1937; public-domain per Aozora Bunko)

  • First Love

    Nakahara Chūya

    中原中也

    Aozora 著作権フラグ=なし (author d.1937; public-domain per Aozora Bunko)

  • Kachikachi Mountain

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の神話と十大昔話

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • Kintaro

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の神話と十大昔話

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • Last Year's Tree

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    ごんぎつね 新美南吉童話作品集1

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • Legs

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • May I Pass?

    Lyrics: children's folk rhyme

    伝統（わらべうた）

    伝統／作者不詳 — PD

  • Momotaro

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の神話と十大昔話

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • On a Spring Day of Tranquil Light (Hyakunin Isshu No. 33)

    Ki no Tomonori · 905

    紀友則

    Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, no. 33

    Published as “久方の光のどけき春の日に”

    紀友則 (d.~907); ancient — unambiguously public domain. From 小倉百人一首, poem #33.

  • On the White Sand of the Eastern Sea

    Ishikawa Takuboku · 1910

    石川啄木

    A Handful of Sand

    石川啄木 (d.1912); public domain in Japan (life+70, expired). From 一握の砂 on Aozora Bunko (card816).

  • One-Inch Boy

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の古典童話

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • Oniroku

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • Pechika (The Stove)

    Lyrics: Kitahara Hakushū

    北原白秋

    著者 d.1942 — PD (旧50年ルールで既にPD)

  • Red Dragonfly (Children's Song)

    Lyrics: Miki Rofū

    三木露風

    著者 d.1964 — PD (旧50年ルールで既にPD)

  • Red Shoes

    Lyrics: Noguchi Ujō

    野口雨情

    著者 d.1945 — PD (旧50年ルールで既にPD)

  • Seven Little Ones

    Lyrics: Noguchi Ujō

    野口雨情

    著者 d.1945 — PD (旧50年ルールで既にPD)

  • Soap Bubbles

    Lyrics: Noguchi Ujō · 1922

    野口雨情

    Lyrics by 野口雨情 (d.1945); public domain in Japan (life+70, expired). On ja.wikisource.

  • Sōran Bushi (Hokkaidō Herring-Fishing Song)

    Hokkaidō folk song · 1900

    北海道民謡

    Traditional Hokkaidō work-song (鰊漁), anonymous — PD. Published before 1931 and author-anonymous; public domain (ja.wikisource PD template confirms).

  • Sorcery

    Akutagawa Ryūnosuke · 1920

    芥川竜之介

    芥川龍之介全集3

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1927; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • Spring in the Village, Spring in the Mountains

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • Spring Mountain and Autumn Mountain

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • Such stillness — the cicadas' cry sinks into the rocks

    Matsuo Bashō · 1689

    松尾芭蕉

    The Narrow Road to the Deep North

    Published as “閑さや岩にしみ入蝉の聲”

    松尾芭蕉 (d.1694); unambiguously public domain. Appears within おくのほそ道 (杉浦正一郎校註) on Aozora Bunko (card61619, author 002240).

  • Summer Grasses

    Matsuo Bashō · 1689

    松尾芭蕉

    The Narrow Road to the Deep North

    松尾芭蕉 (d.1694); unambiguously public domain. Within おくのほそ道 (杉浦正一郎校註) on Aozora Bunko (card61619, author 002240).

  • That Town, This Town

    Lyrics: Noguchi Ujō · 1924

    野口雨情

    Lyrics by 野口雨情 (d.1945); public domain in Japan (life+70, expired). On ja.wikisource.

  • The Candy

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    ごんぎつね 新美南吉童話作品集1

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Crab's Trade

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Dream Divination

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The First-Graders and the Little Grebe

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Fox's Errand

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The God Who Loved Children

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Golden Rings

    Ogawa Mimei

    小川未明

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1961; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Hemp Thread of Miwa

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The King and the Shoemaker

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Long Name

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Lost One-Sen Coin

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Loyal Dog

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の諸国物語

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 楠山正雄 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年の70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Mirror of Matsuyama

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の諸国物語

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Monkey and the Crab

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の神話と十大昔話

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Mouse's Wedding

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の神話と十大昔話

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Nightjar's Star

    Miyazawa Kenji

    宮沢賢治

    新編 銀河鉄道の夜

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1933; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    むかし むかし あるところに

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Old Man with the Wen

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の古典童話

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Priest and the Temple Boy

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Raccoon-Dogs' Drum of Shōjōji

    Lyrics: Noguchi Ujō · 1924

    野口雨情

    Lyrics by 野口雨情 (d.1945); public domain in Japan (life+70, expired). Definitive-version lyrics on ja.wikisource.

  • The Rainy Day

    Lyrics: Kitahara Hakushū

    北原白秋

    著者 d.1942 — PD (旧50年ルールで既にPD)

  • The Rashomon Gate

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    日本の英雄伝説

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Red Berry

    Ogawa Mimei

    小川未明

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1961; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Red Candle

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Red Jewel

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Red Ship

    Ogawa Mimei

    小川未明

    定本小川未明童話全集 1

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1961; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Shoes That Were Sold

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Spider's Thread

    Akutagawa Ryūnosuke · 1918

    芥川竜之介

    芥川龍之介全集2

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1927; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Telegraph Pole and the Strange Man

    Ogawa Mimei

    小川未明

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1961; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Thunder God's Gift

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Tree's Festival

    Niimi Nankichi

    新美南吉

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1943; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • The Voices of Insects

    Lyrics: Ministry of Education · 1910

    文部省唱歌（作詞者不詳）

    文部省唱歌, first published 1910 (尋常小学読本唱歌); the text shipped is the 1932 revision (新訂尋常小学唱歌). An anonymous government publication, so its term ran 50 years from publication — public domain.

  • The Wild Rose

    Ogawa Mimei

    小川未明

    定本小川未明童話全集 2

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1961; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • This Road

    Lyrics: Kitahara Hakushū

    北原白秋

    著者 d.1942 — PD (旧50年ルールで既にPD)

  • This soft skin, this hot coursing blood — and you have never even touched it (from Midaregami)

    Yosano Akiko · 1901

    与謝野晶子

    Tangled Hair

    Published as “やは肌のあつき血汐にふれも見でさびしからずや道を説く君”

    与謝野晶子 (1878–1942, d.1942); public domain in Japan (life+70, expired). From みだれ髪 (1901) on Aozora Bunko (card51307).

  • Urashima Taro

    Kusuyama Masao

    楠山正雄

    むかし むかし あるところに

    青空文庫 著作権フラグ=なし (著者 d.1950; PD — 旧50年ルールで既にPD、2018年70年延長は非遡及)

  • Where Are You From?

    children's folk rhyme

    わらべうた

    Traditional anonymous warabe-uta (Meiji-era origin); no author — public domain. On ja.wikisource.

Russian

68 works
  • A Horsey Name

    Anton Chekhov · 1885

    Антон Павлович Чехов

    Author d.1904; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1974.

  • Autumn

    Konstantin Balmont · 1899

    Константин Бальмонт

    Konstantin Balmont (1867–1942); émigré (died in Noisy-le-Grand, France), no Soviet +4 GPW extension; life+70 expired 2012, clean PD.

  • Demyan's Fish Soup

    Ivan Krylov · 1813

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • Do not wake her at dawn

    Afanasy Fet · 1842

    Афанасий Фет

    author died 1892

  • Evening Bells

    Thomas Moore · Translation: Ivan Kozlov · 1828

    Иван Козлов

    Иван Козлов’s 1828 translation of Thomas Moore’s “Those Evening Bells” (1818). Kozlov d.1840, Moore d.1852 — both public domain.

  • Filipok

    Leo Tolstoy · 1875

    Лев Николаевич Толстой

    Author d.1910; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1980.

  • Fire Dogs

    Leo Tolstoy

    Лев Николаевич Толстой

    Author d.1910; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1980.

  • Four Wishes

    Konstantin Ushinsky · 1864

    Константин Дмитриевич Ушинский

    Author d.1871 (3 January 1871, new style); Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1942.

  • Geese, Geese

    folk

    народное

    Традиционная русская игровая песенка; единого авторитетного печатного текста нет — приведён общеизвестный стандартный вариант. Общественное достояние (устная традиция, до 1900 г.).

  • Glorious Autumn (The Railway)

    Nikolay Nekrasov · 1864

    Николай Некрасов

    Николай Некрасов (1821–1878); public domain. The opening autumn stanzas of «Железная дорога».

  • Grandpa Mazai and the Hares

    Nikolay Nekrasov · 1870

    Николай Некрасов

    author died 1878

  • Here Is My Village (Childhood)

    Ivan Surikov · 1871

    Иван Суриков

    Иван Суриков (1841–1880); public domain.

  • I Do Not Regret, Call Out, or Weep

    Sergei Yesenin · 1921

    Сергей Есенин

    Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925); died 1925, clean PD.

  • I Left My Native Home

    Sergei Yesenin · 1918

    Сергей Есенин

    Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925); died 1925, clean PD.

  • In the Steppe

    Ivan Surikov · 1865

    Иван Суриков

    Иван Суриков (1841–1880); public domain.

  • Letter to Mother

    Sergei Yesenin · 1924

    Сергей Есенин

    Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925); died 1925, clean PD.

  • Listen!

    Vladimir Mayakovsky · 1914

    Владимир Маяковский

    Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930); died 1930, clean PD.

  • Little Khavroshechka

    folk · Collected by: Alexander Afanasyev

    народное

    Александр Афанасьев

    Anonymous folk tale; collector Afanasyev d.1871 → long public domain.

  • Old Man Frost

    Vladimir Odoevsky · 1841

    Владимир Фёдорович Одоевский

    Author d.1869; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1939.

  • Sing Not, Fair One, Before Me

    Alexander Pushkin · 1828

    Александр Пушкин

    Александр Пушкин (1799–1837); public domain.

  • Sivko-Burko

    folk · Collected by: Alexander Afanasyev

    народное

    Александр Афанасьев

    Russian Folk Tales

    Анонимная народная сказка; собиратель А. Н. Афанасьев умер в 1871 году — общественное достояние задолго до всех сроков.

  • The Birch

    Sergei Yesenin · 1913

    Сергей Есенин

    Сергей Есенин (1895–1925); died 1925, life+70 expired 1996. Public domain.

  • The Bird Cherry Tree

    Sergei Yesenin · 1915

    Сергей Есенин

    Сергей Есенин (1895–1925); умер в 1925, срок «жизнь + 70 лет» истёк в 1995. Военного продления и реабилитационного пересчёта нет.

  • The Cat and the Cook

    Ivan Krylov · 1812

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Cloud

    Alexander Pushkin · 1835

    Александр Пушкин

    Александр Пушкин (1799–1837); public domain.

  • The Crane and the Heron

    folk · Collected by: Alexander Afanasyev

    народное

    Александр Афанасьев

    Anonymous folk tale; collector Afanasyev d.1871 → long public domain.

  • The Crow and the Fox

    Ivan Krylov · 1807

    Иван Крылов

    Иван Крылов (1769–1844); public domain.

  • The Cuckoo and the Rooster

    Ivan Krylov · 1834

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Donkey and the Nightingale

    Ivan Krylov · 1811

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Elephant

    Alexander Kuprin · 1907

    Александр Иванович Куприн

    Author d.1938; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 2008 (unaffected by the +4y Great Patriotic War extension, which would give 2012 — also elapsed).

  • The Elephant and the Pug

    Ivan Krylov · 1808

    Иван Крылов

    Иван Крылов (1769–1844); public domain.

  • The Fields Are Reaped, the Groves Are Bare

    Sergei Yesenin · 1917

    Сергей Есенин

    Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925); died 1925, clean PD.

  • The Fly's Mansion

    folk · Collected by: Alexander Afanasyev

    народное

    Александр Афанасьев

    Anonymous folk tale; collector Afanasyev d.1871 → long public domain.

  • The Fox and the Black Grouse

    folk · Collected by: Alexander Afanasyev

    народное

    Александр Афанасьев

    Anonymous folk tale; collector Afanasyev d.1871 → long public domain.

  • The Fox and the Grapes

    Ivan Krylov · 1808

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Frog and the Ox

    Ivan Krylov · 1808

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Frog Princess

    folk · Collected by: Alexander Afanasyev

    народное

    Александр Афанасьев

    Anonymous folk tale; collector Afanasyev d.1871 → long public domain.

  • The golden grove has fallen silent

    Sergei Yesenin · 1924

    Сергей Есенин

    Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925); died 1925, life+70 expired 1995, clean PD.

  • The Grey Neck

    Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak

    Дмитрий Наркисович Мамин-Сибиряк

    Author d.1912 → public domain.

  • The Hermit and the Bear

    Ivan Krylov · 1807

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Kitten

    Leo Tolstoy

    Лев Николаевич Толстой

    Author d.1910; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1980.

  • The Little Chest

    Ivan Krylov · 1808

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Little Hen

    folk · Collected by: Alexander Afanasyev

    народное

    Александр Афанасьев

    Russian Folk Tales

    Published as “Курочка”

    Анонимная народная сказка; собиратель А. Н. Афанасьев умер в 1871 году — общественное достояние задолго до всех сроков.

  • The Little Town in the Snuffbox

    Vladimir Odoevsky · 1834

    Владимир Фёдорович Одоевский

    Author d.1869; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1939.

  • The Mirror and the Monkey

    Ivan Krylov · 1815

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Pig Under the Oak Tree

    Ivan Krylov · 1825

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Plum Pit

    Leo Tolstoy

    Лев Николаевич Толстой

    Author d.1910; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1980.

  • The Quartet

    Ivan Krylov · 1811

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Sail

    Mikhail Lermontov · 1832

    Михаил Лермонтов

    Михаил Лермонтов (1814–1841); public domain.

  • The Shark

    Leo Tolstoy

    Лев Николаевич Толстой

    Author d.1910; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1980.

  • The Sleeping Princess

    Vasily Zhukovsky · 1831

    Василий Жуковский

    Василий Жуковский (1783–1852); public domain.

  • The Snowflake

    Konstantin Balmont · 1903

    Константин Бальмонт

    Константин Бальмонт (1867–1942); died 1942 as an émigré in Nazi-occupied France (not a Soviet Great-Patriotic-War participant → no +4 extension). life+70 expired 2013. Public domain.

  • The Swan, the Pike and the Crawfish

    Ivan Krylov · 1814

    Иван Крылов

    Иван Крылов (1769–1844); public domain.

  • The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights

    Alexander Pushkin · 1833

    Александр Пушкин

    Александр Пушкин (1799–1837); public domain.

  • The Tale of the Golden Cockerel

    Alexander Pushkin · 1834

    Александр Пушкин

    Александр Пушкин (1799–1837); public domain.

  • The Tale of the Priest and His Workman Balda

    Alexander Pushkin · 1830

    Александр Пушкин

    Александр Пушкин (1799–1837); умер в 1837, общественное достояние по любому сроку.

  • The Tale of Tsar Saltan

    Alexander Pushkin · 1831

    Александр Пушкин

    Александр Пушкин (1799–1837); public domain.

  • The Three Bears

    Leo Tolstoy · 1875

    Лев Николаевич Толстой

    Author d.1910; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1980.

  • The Travelling Frog

    Vsevolod Garshin · 1887

    Всеволод Михайлович Гаршин

    Author d.1888; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1958.

  • The Wolf and the Lamb

    Ivan Krylov · 1808

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • The Wolf at the Kennel

    Ivan Krylov · 1812

    Иван Крылов

    Author d. 1844; well over 70 years

  • Troika

    Nikolay Nekrasov · 1846

    Николай Некрасов

    author died 1878

  • Two Brothers

    Leo Tolstoy

    Лев Николаевич Толстой

    Author d.1910; Russia is life+70 → public domain since 1980.

  • Vasilisa the Beautiful

    folk · Collected by: Alexander Afanasyev

    народное

    Александр Афанасьев

    Anonymous folk tale; collector Afanasyev d.1871 → long public domain.

  • What is in my name for you?

    Alexander Pushkin · 1830

    Александр Пушкин

    Александр Пушкин (1799–1837); public domain.

  • Winter (White Snow, Fluffy)

    Ivan Surikov · 1880

    Иван Суриков

    Иван Суриков (1841–1880); public domain.

  • Winter Sings, Halloos

    Sergei Yesenin · 1910

    Сергей Есенин

    Сергей Есенин (1895–1925); public domain.

  • You, my fallen maple

    Sergei Yesenin · 1925

    Сергей Есенин

    Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925); died 1925, clean PD.

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