This is my delight, thus to wait
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
This is my delight, thus to wait
and watch at the wayside
where shadow chases light
and the rain comes
in the wake of the summer.
Messengers, with tidings from unknown skies,
greet me and speed along the road.
My heart is glad within,
and the breath of the passing breeze is sweet.
From dawn till dusk
I sit here before my door,
and I know that of a sudden
the happy moment will arrive when I shall see.
In the meanwhile I smile
and I sing all alone.
In the meanwhile the air is filling
with the perfume of promise.
Translation(s): DUT GER GER
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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)
- by Walter Arlen, né Aptowitzer (b. 1920), "This is my delight" [soprano and piano], from Tellings of Beads: Five Last Songs, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Albert Biales (b. 1929), "This is my delight", 1982, first performed 1982 [soprano and orchestra or piano], from When the Creation Was New, no. 1. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Raymond Hanson (1913 - 1976), "This is my delight", op. 14 (1941). [soprano and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Giannis Konstantinidis (1903 - 1984), "This is my bliss", 1924-80, from Songs of Expectation, no. 5. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Jerold Ordansky (b. 1947), "#44 from Gitanjali", 1980 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Settings of Rabindranath Tagore, no. 1. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ENG GER GER by Aleidus Coenen.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ENG DUT by Johann Móry.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable): - GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website: 2010-11-03T00:00:00.
Last modified: 2014-06-16T10:04:06
Line count: 17
Word count: 101
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