Languor is upon your heart

by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

Languor is upon your heart

Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)

Our translations: GER

Languor is upon your heart 
and the slumber is still on your eyes.

Has not the word come to you 
that the flower is reigning 
in splendour among thorns? 
Wake, oh awaken! let not 
the time pass in vain!

At the end of the stony path, 
in the country of virgin solitude, 
my friend is sitting all alone. 
Deceive him not. Wake, oh awaken!

What if the sky pants and trembles 
with the heat of the midday sun - 
what if the burning sand 
spreads its mantle of thirst -

Is there no joy in the deep of your heart? 
At every footfall of yours, 
will not the harp of the road 
break out in sweet music of pain?

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by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 55, first published 1912 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 55 [text unavailable]
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Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Frederik van Eeden (1860 - 1932) ; composed by Hendrik Andriessen.
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Also set in French (Français), a translation by André Gide (1869 - 1951) , appears in Gitanjali (L'Offrande lyrique), no. 55 ; composed by Henriette Puig-Roget.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-03
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Word count: 117