Schlaf, der sacht auf Kinderaugen huscht

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by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

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(Sung text for setting by J. Carpenter)

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Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)

Our translations: GER

The sleep that flits on baby's eyes - 
does anybody know from where it comes? 
Yes, there is a rumour that it has its dwelling 
where, in the fairy village among shadows of the forest 
dimly lit with glow-worms, 
there hang two timid buds of enchantment. 
From there it comes to kiss baby's eyes.

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John Alden Carpenter

Gitanjali (Song Offerings)

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by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 61, first published 1912

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a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 61 [text unavailable]
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Schlaf, der sacht auf Kinderaugen huscht

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Carpenter)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Schlaf, der sacht auf Kinderaugen huscht -
weiß man, woher er kommt?
Man sagt, er wohne,
wo im Dorf der Feen im Waldesschatten, 
schwach von Glühwürmchen erhellt,
zwei zarte Zauberknospen sprießen.
Dort kommt er her, des Kindes Aug zu küssen.

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Based on:

a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 61, first published 1912
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Based on:

a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 61 [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-02
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