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Here is thy footstool and there rest thy feet where live the poorest, and lowliest, and lost. When I try to bow to thee, my obeisance cannot reach down to the depth where thy feet rest among the poorest, and lowliest, and lost. Pride can never approach to where thou walkest in the clothes of the humble among the poorest, and lowliest, and lost. My heart can never find its way to where thou keepest company with the companionless among the poorest, the lowliest, and the lost.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 10, 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. 10, first published 1912 [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Paul Creston, born Giuseppe Guttoveggio (1906 - 1985), "Here is thy footstool", op. 11 no. 2 (1945) [ mixed chorus a cappella ], from Three Chorales from Tagore, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948) , first published 1915 ; composed by Edvin Kallstenius.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Voici ton repose-pied et là repose ton pied", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Demut", 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: 87
Voici ton repose-pied et là repose ton pied là où vit le plus pauvre, le plus bas et le délaissé. Quand j'essaie de m'incliner devant toi, mon obéissance ne peut atteindre la profondeur où repose ton pied, parmi les plus pauvres, les plus bas et les délaissés. L'orgueilleux ne peut approcher le lieu où tu marches dans les habits de l'humble parmi les plus pauvres, les plus bas et les délaissés. Mon cœur ne peut jamais trouver son chemin vers le lieu où tu tiens compagnie aux solitaires parmi les plus pauvres, les plus bas et les délaissés.
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- 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. 10, first published 1912
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 10, first published 1912 [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2013-12-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 98