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by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

O woman, you are not merely the...
Language: English  after the Bangla (Bengali) 
O woman, you are not merely the handiwork of God, 
but also of men; these are ever endowing you 
with beauty from their hearts.

Poets are weaving for you a web with threads of golden imagery;
painters are giving your form ever new immortality.

The sea gives its pearls, the mines their gold, 
the summer gardens their flowers to deck you, 
to cover you, to make you more precious.

The desire of men's hearts 
has shed its glory over your youth.

You are one half woman and one half dream.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 59 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [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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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ján Móry.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-05
Line count: 11
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