Now I ask you | I have had my invitation to this world's festival

by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

I have had my invitation to this world's...

Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)

Our translations: FRE GER

I have had my invitation to this world's festival,
and thus my life has been blessed.

My eyes have seen and my ears have heard.
It was my part at this feast 
to play upon my instrument 
and I have done all I could.

Now, I ask, has the time come at last 
when I may go in 
and see thy face 
and offer thee my silent salutation?

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by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 16 [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. 16 [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):

by Gert Oost (b. 1943), "Now I ask you", 1993 [ soprano, flute, and piano ], from Drie Liederen uit de Wijzangen, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Naresh Sohal (b. 1939), no title, 1999-2002 [ soprano and piano ], from Songs of Desire, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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Also set in Dutch (Nederlands), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Daniel Ruyneman.
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Hanns Eisler.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-24
Line count: 10
Word count: 68