Life of my life
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
Life of my life,
I shall ever try
to keep my body pure,
knowing that thy living touch
is upon all my limbs.
I shall ever try
to keep all untruths out from my thoughts,
knowing that thou art that truth
which has kindled the light of reason in my mind.
I shall ever try
to drive all evils away from my heart
and keep my love in flower,
knowing that thou
hast thy seat in the inmost shrine of my heart.
And it shall be my endeavour
to reveal thee in my actions,
knowing it is thy power
gives me strength to act.
Translation(s): FRE GER
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable): - FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Vie de ma vie, j'essaierai toujours de garder pur mon corps", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Gebet", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website: 2010-11-03.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:04:05
Line count: 18
Word count: 104
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