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When the heart is hard and parched up, come upon me with a shower of mercy. When grace is lost from life, come with a burst of song. When tumultuous work raises its din on all sides shutting me out from beyond, come to me, my lord of silence, with thy peace and rest. When my beggarly heart sits crouched, shut up in a corner, break open the door, my king, and come with the ceremony of a king. When desire blinds the mind with delusion and dust, O thou holy one, thou wakeful, come with thy light and thy thunder.
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 39, 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. 39 [text unavailable]
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-03
Line count: 15
Word count: 101
Und wenn mein Herz verhärtet und verdorrt, komm über mich und gieße deine Gnade aus. Wenn Gnad’ und Huld mir aus dem Leben schwand, dann komm mit Sang und Liedern über mich. Wenn Lärm der Arbeit dröhnend mich umgibt und Stille mir ins Herz nicht lässt, dann tritt zu mir, du Herr der Stille, mit deinem Frieden, deiner Ruh. Und wenn mein bettelnd Herz in einer Ecke kauert, weggesperrt, dann brich, mein König, auf das Tor und komm zu mir in königlicher Pracht. Wenn Lust mit Trug und Geld die Seele blendet, dann tritt herfür, du Heiliger, du Wachsamer, und komm mit deinem Blitz und Donner.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 39, first published 1912
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 39 [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2014-05-18
Line count: 15
Word count: 106