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

Language: English  after the Bangla (Bengali) 
Our translations:  GER
I thought that my voyage had come to its end 
at the last limit of my power, - 
that the path before me was closed, 
that provisions were exhausted 
and the time come to take shelter 
in a silent obscurity.

But I find that thy will knows no end in me. 
And when old words die out on the tongue, 
new melodies break forth from the heart; 
and where the old tracks are lost, 
new country is revealed with its wonders.

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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: 11
Word count: 80