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by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

I ask for a moment's indulgence
Language: English  after the Bangla (Bengali) 
Our translations:  FRE GER
I ask for a moment's indulgence 
to sit by thy side. 
The works that I have in hand 
I will finish afterwards.

Away from the sight of thy face 
my heart knows no rest nor respite, 
and my work becomes an endless toil 
in a shoreless sea of toil.

Today the summer has come at my window 
with its sighs and murmurs; 
and the bees are plying their minstrelsy 
at the court of the flowering grove.

Now it is time to sit quiet,
face to face with thee, 
and to sing dedication of life 
in this silent and overflowing leisure.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 5, first published 1912 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 5 [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je demande l'indulgence d'un moment pour m'asseoir à ton côté.", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-11-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 100

Je demande l'indulgence d'un moment pour m'asseoir à ton côté.
Language: French (Français)  after the English 
Je demande l'indulgence d'un moment 
pour m'asseoir à ton côté.
Le travail que j'ai en mains, 
je le terminerai plus tard.

Loin de la vue de ton visage, 
mon cœur ne connaît ni repos ni répit,
et mon travail devient un labeur sans fin 
sur une mer de travaux sans rivage.

Aujourd'hui le printemps a abordé ma fenêtre 
avec ses soupirs et ses murmures ;
et les abeilles exercent leur ministère 
à la cour du bosquet fleuri.

C'est maintenant le moment de s'asseoir dans le calme, 
face à face avec toi,
et de chanter le dévouement de la vie 
dans ce silence et cette oisiveté débordante.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 5, first published 1912
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 5 [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2013-12-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 105

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