by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Translation by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger
You are the evening cloud
Language: English after the Bangla (Bengali)
You are the evening cloud floating in the sky of my dreams. I paint you and fashion you ever with my love longings. You are my own, my own, Dweller in my endless dreams! Your feet are rosy-red with the glow of my heart's desire, Gleaner of my sunset songs! Your lips are bitter-sweet with the taste of my wine of pain. You are my own, my own, Dweller in my lonesome dreams! With the shadow of my passion have I darkened your eyes, Haunter of the depth of my gaze! I have caught you and wrapt you, my love, in the net of my music. You are my own, my own, Dweller in my deathless dreams!
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Text Authorship:
- by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 30, first published 1913
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 20
Word count: 117
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Our translations: ITA
Du bist die Abendwolke, Die am Himmel meiner Träume hinzieht. Ich schmücke dich und kleide dich Immer mit den Wünschen meiner Seele; Du bist mein Eigen, mein Eigen, Du, die in meinen endlosen Träumen wohnt. Deine Füße sind rosigrot Von der Glut meines sehnsüchtigen Herzens, Du, die meine Abendlieder erntet, Deine Lippen sind bittersüß Vom Geschmack des Weins aus meinen Leiden. Du bist mein Eigen, mein Eigen, Du, die in meinen einsamen Träumen wohnt, Mit dem Schatten meiner Leidenschaft Hab' ich deine Augen geschwärzt, Gewohnter Gast in meines Blickes Tiefe. Ich hab' dich gefangen und dich eingesponnen, Geliebte, in das Netz meiner Musik. Du bist mein Eigen, mein Eigen, Du, die in meinen unsterblichen Träumen wohnt.
Composition:
- Set to music by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), no title, op. 18 no. 3 (1922), first performed 1924 [ baritone and orchestra ], from Lyrische Symphonie, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Jan Śliwiński (1884 - 1950), as Hans Effenberger, appears in Rabindranath Tagore. Der Gärtner, no. 30, first published 1916
Based on:
- a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in The Gardener, no. 30, first published 1913
Based on:
- a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) [text unavailable]
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Tu sei la nuvola della sera", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 20
Word count: 116