by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Language: English  after the Bangla (Bengali)
This song of mine will wind its music around you, my child, like the fond arms of love. The song of mine will touch your forehead like a kiss of blessing. When you are alone it will sit by your side and whisper in your ear, when you are in the crowd it will fence you about with aloofness. My song will be like a pair of wings to your dreams, it will transport your heart to the verge of the unknown. It will be like the faithful star overhead when dark night is over your road. My song will sit in the pupils of your eyes, and will carry your sight into the heart of things. And when my voice is silenced in death, my song will speak in your living heart.
Composition:
- Set to music by Walter Arlen (1920 - 2023), "My Song" [ unaccompanied soprano ], from Tellings of Beads: Five Last Songs, no. 5, confirmed with a CD booklet
Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), "My song", appears in The Crescent Moon, no. 38, first published 1913
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-07
Line count: 15
Word count: 133